Patents by Inventor Sean D. Every

Sean D. Every has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Estimating fracture dimensions from microseismic data
    Patent number: 9513402
    Abstract: Method for imaging of a hydraulic fracture generated by fluid injection. Microseismic data of the hydraulic fracture treatment is collected and analyzed for the location and magnitude of microseismic events. The seismic energy or moment of the micro seismic events is calculated (11) and plotted with the size of events scaled by their energy or moment (12). The cumulative seismic energy or moment is calculated as a function of distance from the perforation point (13). The fracture dimensions are determined by applying cut-offs, based on selected criteria, to the cumulative energy or moment estimates (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Anupama Venkataraman, Sean D. Every, Bruce M. Kofron
  • ESTIMATING FRACTURE DIMENSIONS FROM MICROSEISMIC DATA
    Publication number: 20140188447
    Abstract: Method for imaging of a hydraulic fracture generated by fluid injection. Microseismic data of the hydraulic fracture treatment is collected and analyzed for the location and magnitude of microseismic events. The seismic energy or moment of the micro seismic events is calculated (11) and plotted with the size of events scaled by their energy or moment (12). The cumulative seismic energy or moment is calculated as a function of distance from the perforation point (13). The fracture dimensions are determined by applying cut-offs, based on selected criteria, to the cumulative energy or moment estimates (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Anupama Venkataraman, Sean D. Every, Bruce M. Kofron