Patents by Inventor Stephen Purves

Stephen Purves 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).

  • Patent number: 10996371
    Abstract: A computer executable algorithm adapted to propagate a boundary surface of a seed that is placed within a region of interest of a visual representation of a 3D seismic data so as to follow a natural contour of said region of interest, wherein said algorithm is executable to: (i) generate at least one attribute volume comprising at least on attribute derivable from said 3D seismic data set; (ii) generate at least one characteristic parameter for a plurality of candidate events of said 3D seismic data within a predefined gate region located forward of said propagating boundary surface; (iii) generate and assign a probability characteristic for said plurality of candidate events based on said at least one attribute volume and said at least one characteristic parameter; and propagate said boundary surface towards and incorporating any one of said plurality of candidate events that fulfils an acceptance criteria of said probability characteristic so as to generate a surface along the natural contour of said region
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Foster Findlay Associates Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Purves, James Lowell, Dale Norton, Jonathan Henderson
  • Patent number: 10429529
    Abstract: A method for adaptively determining one or more faults from geological survey data includes: (a) generating at least one attribute volume comprising a plurality of attributes from said geological survey data; (b) identifying at least one region of interest on a predetermined cross-section of said at least one attribute volume; (c) adding at least one seed to said at least one region of interest; (d) defining at least one representative area in accordance with said region of interest; (e) starting an initial generation of at least one basic geological object by adapting said at least one seed and/or representative area; (f) selectively determining growth confidence levels for any of said at least one basic geological object based on a realistic geological principles, and mapping said at least one basic geological object with colour-coded data of said growth confidence levels; (g) monitoring a visual representation of said at least one basic geological object during said initial generation; (h) selectively stop
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Foster Findlay Associates Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Purves, James Lowell, Dale Norton, Jonathan Henderson, Gaynor Paton, Nicholas McArdle
  • Patent number: 10067253
    Abstract: The present invention describes a method for adaptively determining a plurality of sedimentary facies from 3D seismic data, comprising the steps of (a) generating an attribute volume comprising at least one attribute from said 3D seismic data; (b) generating at least one frequency decomposition color blend volume from said 3D seismic data; (c) generating a data volume comprising at least one geological object utilizing data from said attribute volume and said frequency decomposition color blend volume; (d) generating a facies classification model dataset for a predetermined region of interest of said 3D seismic data applying a probabilistic algorithm and utilizing data from said geobody volume and said frequency decomposition color blend volume; (e) selectively adjusting at least one first model parameter, so as to optimize said facies classification model dataset in accordance with a conceptual geological model; and (f) selectively providing said facies classification model dataset in a representative proper
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: FOSTER FINDLAY ASSOCIATES LIMITED
    Inventors: James Lowell, Hanish Yadav, Vitalij Cybulskij, Adam Eckersley, Stephen Purves
  • Publication number: 20180003839
    Abstract: The present invention describes a method for adaptively determining a plurality of sedimentary facies from 3D seismic data, comprising the steps of (a) generating an attribute volume comprising at least one attribute from said 3D seismic data; (b) generating at least one frequency decomposition colour blend volume from said 3D seismic data; (c) generating a data volume comprising at least one geological object utilising data from said attribute volume and said frequency decomposition colour blend volume; (d) generating a facies classification model dataset for a predetermined region of interest of said 3D seismic data applying a probabilistic algorithm and utilizing data from said geobody volume and said frequency decomposition colour blend volume; (e) selectively adjusting at least one first model parameter, so as to optimise said facies classification model dataset in accordance with a conceptual geological model; and (f) selectively providing said facies classification model dataset in a representative pro
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: James Lowell, Hanish Yadav, Vitalij Cybulskij, Adam Eckersley, Stephen Purves
  • Publication number: 20150316683
    Abstract: A computer executable algorithm adapted to propagate a boundary surface of a seed that is placed within a region of interest of a visual representation of a 3D seismic data so as to follow a natural contour of said region of interest, wherein said algorithm is executable to: (i) generate at least one attribute volume comprising at least on attribute derivable from said 3D seismic data set; (ii) generate at least one characteristic parameter for a plurality of candidate events of said 3D seismic data within a predefined gate region located forward of said propagating boundary surface; (iii) generate and assign a probability characteristic for said plurality of candidate events based on said at least one attribute volume and said at least one characteristic parameter; and propagate said boundary surface towards and incorporating any one of said plurality of candidate events that fulfils an acceptance criteria of said probability characteristic so as to generate a surface along the natural contour of said region
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Foster Findlay Associates Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Purves, James Lowell, Dale Norton, Jonathan Henderson