Patents by Inventor Stephen Morice

Stephen Morice 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).

  • COMPUTING AN ABSORPTION PARAMETER FOR A MODE-CONVERTED SEISMIC WAVE
    Publication number: 20080144437
    Abstract: To survey a subterranean structure, measured seismic data is processed using an algorithm for deriving a single-mode absorption parameter. A first absorption parameter for a mode-converted seismic wave is computed based on an output of the algorithm. The first absorption parameter represents an absorption effect of the mode-converted seismic wave by the subterranean structure, where the mode-converted seismic wave is reflected from the subterranean structure in response to a source seismic wave of a different mode than the mode-converted seismic wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Ralf Ferber, Stephen Morice
  • Computing an absorption parameter for a mode-converted seismic wave
    Patent number: 7382683
    Abstract: To survey a subterranean structure, measured seismic data is processed using an algorithm for deriving a single-mode absorption parameter. A first absorption parameter for a mode-converted seismic wave is computed based on an output of the algorithm. The first absorption parameter represents an absorption effect of the mode-converted seismic wave by the subterranean structure, where the mode-converted seismic wave is reflected from the subterranean structure in response to a source seismic wave of a different mode than the mode-converted seismic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: WesternGeco L.L.C.
    Inventors: Ralf Ferber, Stephen Morice