Patents by Inventor Tomas Van Hoek

Tomas Van Hoek 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: 8903659
    Abstract: A method for stratigraphic analysis of seismic data comprises: selecting a seismic data volume comprising a plurality of samples; selecting a number of horizons within the seismic data volume; selecting a scale of interest within the seismic data volume, which ranges from 500 m up to the size of the entire seismic data volume; applying an attribute function to at least one of the selected number of horizons at the selected scale of interest; and displaying a stratigraphic attribute, which represents a geologic feature, such as a seismic facies attribute, an unconformity attribute and/or a thinning attribute that highlights a rate of thickness change of a formation layer between adjacent horizons, as a result of applying the attribute function at the selected scale of interest. These attributes facilitate understanding of moderate to large-scale seismic geometries (500 m to 50 Km) and basin development over geologic time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Tomas Van Hoek, Stephane Gesbert
  • Publication number: 20120150447
    Abstract: A method for stratigraphic analysis of seismic data, known as GeoLeaf, comprises: selecting a seismic data volume comprising a plurality of samples; selecting a number of horizons (TH, BH1 TPH, BPH, SMH) within the seismic data volume; selecting a scale of interest within the seismic data volume, which ranges from 500 m up to the size of the entire seismic data volume; applying an attribute function to at least one of the selected number of horizons (TH, BH, TPH, BPH, SMH) at the selected scale of interest; and displaying a stratigraphic attribute, which represents a geologic feature, such as a seismic fades attribute (FM), an unconformity attribute (Zmax/Z) and/or a thinning attribute (Z1/Z2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Tomas Van Hoek, Stephane Gesbert