Patents by Inventor Sylvain Wlodarczyk

Sylvain Wlodarczyk 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: 20240026776
    Abstract: A method includes determining a search window in a target well. The method also includes identifying one or more reference wells based at least partially upon a location of the target well. The method also includes predicting a plurality of locations of a target well marker in the target well based at least partially upon the one or more reference wells. The locations of the target well marker are within the search window. The method also includes determining similarity values for the locations of the target well marker. The method also includes assigning the target well marker to at least one of the locations based at least partially upon the similarity values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Ishan RAINA, Sylvain WLODARCZYK
  • Publication number: 20230105326
    Abstract: Methods and systems for augmented geological service characterization are described. An embodiment of a method includes generating a geological service characterization process in response to one or more geological service objectives and a geological service experience information set. Such a method may also include augmenting the geological service characterization process by machine learning in response to a training information set. Additionally, the method may include generating an augmented geological service characterization process in response to the determination information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Shashi MENON, Aria ABUBAKAR, Vikas JAIN, David Furse ALLEN, John RASMUS, John Paul HORKOWITZ, Valerian GUILLOT, Florent D'HALLUIN, Ridvan AKKURT, Sylvain WLODARCZYK
  • Patent number: 11520075
    Abstract: Methods and systems for augmented geological service characterization are described. An embodiment of a method includes generating a geological service characterization process in response to one or more geological service objectives and a geological service experience information set. Such a method may also include augmenting the geological service characterization process by machine learning in response to a training information set. Additionally, the method may include generating an augmented geological service characterization process in response to the determination information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shashi Menon, Aria Abubakar, Vikas Jain, David Furse Allen, John Rasmus, John Paul Horkowitz, Valerian Guillot, Florent D'Halluin, Ridvan Akkurt, Sylvain Wlodarczyk
  • Patent number: 11320565
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and program product may evaluate a field by receiving a dataset including well measurements collected from a plurality of wells in a field, generating a synthetic dataset from the received dataset by computing a plurality of synthetic samples from the received dataset using a self-organized may (SOM), and propagating one or more models generated from the synthetic dataset to the plurality of wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Sylvain Wlodarczyk, Florent D'Halluin
  • Patent number: 11156740
    Abstract: A method for includes obtaining a well log comprising a sequence of measurements of a wellbore in a field, and generating change points in the well log based on the sequence of measurements. Each of the change points corresponds to a depth along the wellbore where a probability distribution of the well log changes. The method further includes generating a statistic for each of multiple intervals in the well log, where the intervals are defined by the plurality of change points, categorizing the intervals based on the statistic for each of the intervals to generate categorized intervals, and performing the operation based on the categorized intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Sylvain Wlodarczyk, Vianney Bruned, Florent D'Halluin
  • Patent number: 11066905
    Abstract: A method for modelling saturation in a reservoir, comprising: obtaining capillary pressure data representing capillary pressure in the reservoir; obtaining permeability data representing permeability in the reservoir; determining a number of pore throats represented by the capillary pressure data; creating hyperbolic tangents based on the capillary pressure data equal in number to the number of pore throats; combining hyperbolic tangents to create a curve to fit the capillary pressure data and to define hyperbolic tangent parameters; combining at least one of the hyperbolic tangent parameters with the permeability data to define a saturation height function; modelling a saturation in the reservoir using the saturation height function; and displaying the saturation model based on the saturation height function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Sylvain Wlodarczyk, Keith Pinto, Olivier Marche, Akshat Gupta
  • Patent number: 10787902
    Abstract: A system and method for correcting capillary pressure curves includes creating a capillary pressure curve using multiple linked hyperbolic tangents, determining a closure correction pressure cutoff of the capillary pressure curve, and correcting the capillary pressure curve. The correction may include normalizing the capillary pressure curve and extrapolating the capillary pressure curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Sylvain Wlodarczyk, Keith Pinto, Olivier Marché, Akshat Gupta
  • Publication number: 20200183042
    Abstract: Computing systems, computer-readable media, and methods interpreting well logs, of which the method includes receiving data that comprises one or more well logs acquired using a tool disposed at a plurality of depths 423 in a bore in a subterranean environment, partitioning the data into segments, the individual segments containing data points, representing the segments as representative points in a parameter domain, determining reachability distances for the representative points in the parameter domain, initializing a cluster based on the reachability distances, identifying one or more segments as part of the cluster, and determining a physical feature represented in the one or more well logs based on the cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Shervine Amidi, Vianney Bruned, Sylvain Wlodarczyk
  • Patent number: 10482996
    Abstract: Systems, media, and methods for determining relative geochemical data are provided. Measurement data may be received that is indicative of relative yields of a plurality of chemical components in a rock formation. First absolute yields of at least a portion of the plurality of chemical components in a presence of 100% of a first volumetric component in the rock formation may be determined. Second absolute yields of at least a portion of the plurality of chemical components in a presence of 100% of a second volumetric component in the rock formation may also be determined. A volume of the first volumetric component, a volume of the second volumetric component, and a sum of yields of the plurality of chemical components may be determined using the first and second absolute yields and the relative yields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Sylvain Wlodarczyk, Gennady Makarychev
  • Patent number: 10458934
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for assessing porosity and water saturation cutoff values for hydrocarbon volume estimation are described. The techniques can include determining a plurality of water saturation and porosity value pairs for locations regularly-spaced along at least one borehole. The techniques can further include plotting the plurality of water saturation and porosity value pairs on a graph and representing a plurality of percentiles of the estimated maximal hydrocarbon volume on the graph. The techniques can also include causing the graph to be displayed to a user, such that the user can visually observe a combined sensitivity to porosity and water saturation cutoffs values. The user can take various actions based on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Claire Bild, Sylvain Wlodarczyk, Florent D'Halluin, Jean-Etienne Jacolin
  • Patent number: 10444402
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for processing formation pressure test data are provided. The method includes determining using a processor, a plurality of regressions for measurements of the formation pressure test data, and determining that two or more of the plurality of regressions represent a fluid code. The method also includes combining the two or more of the plurality of regressions representing the fluid code to generate a first fluid-type regression, and combining two or more other ones of the plurality of regressions representing a second fluid code to generate a second fluid-type regression. The method further includes determining that the first fluid-type regression and the second fluid-type regression are in a first hydraulic zone, and calculating a location of a boundary between the first fluid-type regression and the second fluid-type regression by extrapolating the first and second fluid-type regressions to a point of intersection therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Francois Dubost, Yannick Guyomar, Olivier Marché, Cosan Ayan, Florent d'Halluin, Sylvain Wlodarczyk
  • Publication number: 20190293834
    Abstract: Methods and systems for augmented geological service characterization are described. An embodiment of a method includes generating a geological service characterization process in response to one or more geological service objectives and a geological service experience information set. Such a method may also include augmenting the geological service characterization process by machine learning in response to a training information set. Additionally, the method may include generating an augmented geological service characterization process in response to the determination information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Shashi MENON, Aria ABUBAKAR, Vikas JAIN, David Furse ALLEN, John RASMUS, John Paul HORKOWITZ, Valerian GUILLOT, Florent D'HALLUIN, Ridvan AKKURT, Sylvain WLODARCZYK
  • Publication number: 20190243025
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and program product may evaluate a field by receiving a dataset including well measurements collected from a plurality of wells in a field, generating a synthetic dataset from the received dataset by computing a plurality of synthetic samples from the received dataset using a self-organized may (SOM), and propagating one or more models generated from the synthetic dataset to the plurality of wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Sylvain Wlodarczyk, Florent D'Halluin
  • Publication number: 20180348398
    Abstract: A method for includes obtaining a well log comprising a sequence of measurements of a wellbore in a field, and generating change points in the well log based on the sequence of measurements. Each of the change points corresponds to a depth along the wellbore where a probability distribution of the well log changes. The method further includes generating a statistic for each of multiple intervals in the well log, where the intervals are defined by the plurality of change points, categorizing the intervals based on the statistic for each of the intervals to generate categorized intervals, and performing the operation based on the categorized intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Sylvain Wlodarczyk, Vianney Bruned, Florent D'Halluin
  • Publication number: 20180163533
    Abstract: A system and method for correcting capillary pressure curves includes creating a capillary pressure curve using multiple linked hyperbolic tangents, determining a closure correction pressure cutoff of the capillary pressure curve, and correcting the capillary pressure curve. The correction may include normalizing the capillary pressure curve and extrapolating the capillary pressure curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Sylvain Wlodarczyk, Keith Pinto, Olivier Marché, Akshat Gupta
  • Publication number: 20180119524
    Abstract: A method for modelling saturation in a reservoir, comprising: obtaining capillary pressure data representing capillary pressure in the reservoir; obtaining permeability data representing permeability in the reservoir; determining a number of pore throats represented by the capillary pressure data; creating hyperbolic tangents based on the capillary pressure data equal in number to the number of pore throats; combining hyperbolic tangents to create a curve to fit the capillary pressure data and to define hyperbolic tangent parameters; combining at least one of the hyperbolic tangent parameters with the permeability data to define a saturation height function; modelling a saturation in the reservoir using the saturation height function; and displaying the saturation model based on the saturation height function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Sylvain Wlodarczyk, Keith Pinto, Olivier Marche, Akshat Gupta
  • Publication number: 20180119523
    Abstract: A method and system for modeling saturation in a reservoir that includes obtaining capillary pressure data representing capillary pressure in a reservoir, obtaining permeability data representing permeability in the reservoir, determining a number of pore throats represented by the capillary pressure data, creating a set of hyperbolic tangents equal in number to the number of pore throats, combining the set of hyperbolic tangents to create a curve to fit the capillary pressure data and to define a set of hyperbolic tangent parameters, combining at least one of the hyperbolic tangent parameters with the permeability data to define a saturation height function, modeling USER a saturation in the reservoir using the saturation height function, and displaying the saturation model based on the saturation height function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Sylvain Wlodarczyk, Keith Pinto, Olivier Marche
  • Publication number: 20170212064
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for assessing porosity and water saturation cutoff values for hydrocarbon volume estimation are described. The techniques can include determining a plurality of water saturation and porosity value pairs for locations regularly-spaced along at least one borehole. The techniques can further include plotting the plurality of water satoration and porosity value pairs on a graph and representing a plurality of percentiles of the estimated maximal hydrocarbon volume on the graph. The techniques can also include causing the graph to be displayed to a user, such that the user can visually observe a combined sensitivity to porosity and water saturation cutoffs values. The user can take various actions based on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Claire Bild, Sylvain Wlodarczyk, Florent D'Halluin, Jean-Etienne Jacolin
  • Patent number: 9482088
    Abstract: A method having obtaining one or more porosity data of a subsurface of the Earth using a data acquisition tool; computing one or more permeability data from the porosity data using a transformation function; computing a first quantile regression function and a second quantile regression function of the one or more permeability data; producing a combined mean regression function of the one or more permeability data by summing the first quantile regression function and the second quantile regression function, wherein the first quantile regression function is multiplied by a first coefficient and the second quantile regression function is multiplied by a second coefficient; and using the combined mean regression function to predict a mean permeability of the subsurface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Sylvain Wlodarczyk
  • Publication number: 20140330518
    Abstract: Systems, media, and methods for determining relative geochemical data are provided. Measurement data may be received that is indicative of relative yields of a plurality of chemical components in a rock formation. First absolute yields of at least a portion of the plurality of chemical components in a presence of 100% of a first volumetric component in the rock formation may be determined. Second absolute yields of at least a portion of the plurality of chemical components in a presence of 100% of a second volumetric component in the rock formation may also be determined. A volume of the first volumetric component, a volume of the second volumetric component, and a sum of yields of the plurality of chemical components may be determined using the first and second absolute yields and the relative yields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Sylvain Wlodarczyk, Gennady Makarychev