Patents by Inventor Shane J. Prochnow

Shane J. Prochnow 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).

  • Publication number: 20230230338
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media for analyzing type curve regions in a subsurface volume of interest are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may include: obtaining initial clusters of type curve regions in the subsurface volume of interest; obtaining production values as a function of position; generating an autocorrelation correction factor; attributing the autocorrelation correction factor to the production values as a function of position; generating type curve mean values; generating range distribution values; generating a type curve cluster probability value for each of the type curve regions; generating a first representation of the type curve regions as a function of position; clustering the type curve regions in updated clusters; generating a second representation of the type curve regions as a function of position; and displaying one or more of the first representation and the second representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventor: Shane J. Prochnow
  • Patent number: 11561315
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying and displaying geostructural properties as a function of lithology, horizons, and faults interpreted from well and seismic data. Exemplary implementations may include obtaining an initial fracture distribution grid model; obtaining training structural deformation data; obtaining training subsurface lithology parameter data; obtaining training fracture attribute data; and training the initial fracture distribution grid model to generate a trained fracture distribution grid model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Alena Grechishnikova, Shane J. Prochnow
  • Patent number: 11506813
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating subsurface feature prediction probability distributions from a subsurface feature as a function of position in a subsurface volume of interest. For example, a computer-implemented method may include: obtaining subsurface data and well data, generating subsurface feature values, generating subsurface feature realizations, generating subsurface feature realization uncertainty values, generating subsurface parameter values, generating subsurface parameter realizations, generating subsurface feature prediction probability distributions, generating a first representation of likelihoods of the subsurface feature values, and displaying the first representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Shane J. Prochnow, Patrick R K Brennan, Amy C. Moss-Russell
  • Publication number: 20220317324
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying and displaying geostructural properties as a function of lithology, horizons, and faults interpreted from well and seismic data. Exemplary implementations may include obtaining an initial fracture distribution grid model; obtaining training structural deformation data; obtaining training subsurface lithology parameter data; obtaining training fracture attribute data; and training the initial fracture distribution grid model to generate a trained fracture distribution grid model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Alena Grechishnikova, Shane J. Prochnow
  • Publication number: 20210231834
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating subsurface feature prediction probability distributions from a subsurface feature as a function of position in a subsurface volume of interest. For example, a computer-implemented method may include: obtaining subsurface data and well data, generating subsurface feature values, generating subsurface feature realizations, generating subsurface feature realization uncertainty values, generating subsurface parameter values, generating subsurface parameter realizations, generating subsurface feature prediction probability distributions, generating a first representation of likelihoods of the subsurface feature values, and displaying the first representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Shane J. Prochnow, Patrick RK Brennan, Amy C. Moss-Russell