Patents by Inventor Steve Hawtin

Steve Hawtin 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).

  • Method and system for managing information
    Patent number: 7627430
    Abstract: A method for managing information associated with an oilfield operation of an oilfield, the oilfield having a subterranean formation with geological structures and reservoirs therein. The method includes specifying a first site of interest, where a first data source includes data stored at the first site of interest, designating a first abstract role for the first data source, where the first abstract role corresponds to one of a plurality of information lifecycle roles, designating a first abstract stream for the first data source, where the first abstract stream corresponds to one of a plurality of categories of information, and generating a first output associated with the first data source, where the first output includes the first site of interest, the first abstract role, and the first abstract stream. The method further includes presenting the first output, where the oilfield operation is adjusted based on the first output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Steve Hawtin
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20080228830
    Abstract: A method for managing information associated with an oilfield operation of an oilfield, the oilfield having a subterranean formation with geological structures and reservoirs therein. The method includes specifying a first site of interest, where a first data source includes data stored at the first site of interest, designating a first abstract role for the first data source, where the first abstract role corresponds to one of a plurality of information lifecycle roles, designating a first abstract stream for the first data source, where the first abstract stream corresponds to one of a plurality of categories of information, and generating a first output associated with the first data source, where the first output includes the first site of interest, the first abstract role, and the first abstract stream. The method further includes presenting the first output, where the oilfield operation is adjusted based on the first output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Steve Hawtin