Patents by Inventor Vladimir Sumila

Vladimir Sumila 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).

  • Methods and systems for monitoring and modeling hydraulic fracturing of a reservoir field
    Patent number: 10329888
    Abstract: The method and system describes monitoring and modeling the hydraulic fracturing of a reservoir. The microseismic events caused by hydraulic fracturing on a reservoir are captured by sensor arrays. The data captured by the sensor arrays are then analyzed to determine the source radius, and seismic moment tensor of microseismic events caused by the hydraulic fracturing. This information is then combined with a seismic velocity model to arrive at a discrete fracture network showing at least the orientation, source radius, and source mechanism of each microseismic event. This discrete fracture network is then used to determine the stimulated surface area, stimulated volume, and point of diminishing returns for the hydraulic fracturing process. Hydraulic fracturing engineers can use the algorithms to monitor the well and/or determine well completion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY GROUP CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Theodore Ivan Urbancic, Adam Mirza Baig, Alice Guest, Kaitlyn Christine Mascher-Mace, Vladimir Sumila
  • Methods and systems for monitoring and modeling hydraulic fracturing of a reservoir field
    Publication number: 20120318500
    Abstract: The method and system describes monitoring and modeling the hydraulic fracturing of a reservoir. The microseismic events caused by hydraulic fracturing on a reservoir are captured by sensor arrays. The data captured by the sensor arrays are then analyzed to determine the source radius, and seismic moment tensor of microseismic events caused by the hydraulic fracturing. This information is then combined with a seismic velocity model to arrive at a discrete fracture network showing at least the orientation, source radius, and source mechanism of each microseismic event. This discrete fracture network is then used to determine the stimulated surface area, stimulated volume, and point of diminishing returns for the hydraulic fracturing process. Hydraulic fracturing engineers can use the algorithms to monitor the well and/or determine well completion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: ESG SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Theodore Ivan Urbancic, Adam Mirza Baig, Alice Guest, Kaitlyn Christine Mascher-Mace, Vladimir Sumila