Patents by Inventor Troy W. Thompson

Troy W. Thompson 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: 11561313
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: clipping an average velocity grid of a seismic reference surface (SRSAV), in an oil and gas field, to remove average velocity data of a region containing high-angle, horizontal (HA/HZ) boreholes, wherein the seismic reference surface approximates a geological reference surface; based on (i) a depth grid of the geological reference surface (GRSD) generated using HA/HZ borehole data, and (ii) a time grid of the seismic reference surface (SRST), generating borehole average velocity grid (BAV) along the HA/HZ boreholes; gridding the BAV with the clipped SRSAV to generate a hybrid seismic borehole average velocity grid (HSBAV) of the oil and gas field; and based on the HSBAV and the SRST, generating a hybrid seismic geological depth grid (HSGD) of the oil and gas field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Troy W. Thompson, Jay Vogt
  • Patent number: 11459873
    Abstract: Systems and methods of optimizing a new well path using a minimum curvature method are disclosed. An arc of the new well path may include a change in curvature at a point along the length of the arc. The arc of the new well path may be determined by iteratively: selecting a length of a first arc portion of the arc; determining a length of a second arc portion of the arc according to a minimum curvature method; combining the first arc portion and the second arc portion to form an arc; determining a deviation of the arc relative to a planned well trajectory; and selecting the arc with the lowest deviation from the planned well trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Chicheng Xu, Shuo Zhang, Jay Vogt, Troy W. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20210095557
    Abstract: Systems and methods of optimizing a new well path using a minimum curvature method are disclosed. An arc of the new well path may include a change in curvature at a point along the length of the arc. The arc of the new well path may be determined by iteratively: selecting a length of a first arc portion of the arc; determining a length of a second arc portion of the arc according to a minimum curvature method; combining the first arc portion and the second arc portion to form an arc; determining a deviation of the arc relative to a planned well trajectory; and selecting the arc with the lowest deviation from the planned well trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Chicheng Xu, Shuo Zhang, Jay Vogt, Troy W. Thompson
  • Patent number: 10936561
    Abstract: Well data is retrieved from a connected database for data analysis of well data. One or more Constraints are applied to the retrieved well data to determine if the retrieved well data includes low-quality or incorrect data. Upon determination of the presence of low-quality or incorrect data in the retrieved well data, the determination is reported. The low-quality or incorrect data is analyzed for quality control. The low-quality or incorrect data is remediated based on the quality control analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Martin D. Hiu, Troy W. Thompson, Murtadha I. Habib
  • Publication number: 20210003729
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: clipping an average velocity grid of a seismic reference surface (SRSAV), in an oil and gas field, to remove average velocity data of a region containing high-angle, horizontal (HA/HZ) boreholes, wherein the seismic reference surface approximates a geological reference surface; based on (i) a depth grid of the geological reference surface (GRSD) generated using HA/HZ borehole data, and (ii) a time grid of the seismic reference surface (SRST), generating borehole average velocity grid (BAV) along the HA/HZ boreholes; gridding the BAV with the clipped SRSAV to generate a hybrid seismic borehole average velocity grid (HSBAV) of the oil and gas field; and based on the HSBAV and the SRST, generating a hybrid seismic geological depth grid (HSGD) of the oil and gas field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Troy W. Thompson, Jay Vogt
  • Publication number: 20190318021
    Abstract: Well data is retrieved from a connected database for data analysis of well data. One or more Constraints are applied to the retrieved well data to determine if the retrieved well data includes low-quality or incorrect data. Upon determination of the presence of low-quality or incorrect data in the retrieved well data, the determination is reported. The low-quality or incorrect data is analyzed for quality control. The low-quality or incorrect data is remediated based on the quality control analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Martin D. Hiu, Troy W. Thompson, Murtadha I. Habib