Well Or Reservoir Patents (Class 703/10)
  • Patent number: 11783098
    Abstract: A system and method of generating a wellbore layout are disclosed herein. A computing system receives, from a client device, one or more parameters associated with a target location for the target wellbore layout. The computing system receives, from the client device, one or more constraints for the target wellbore layout. The computing system generates a plurality target wellbore layout based on the parameters and constraints in accordance with a plurality of configurations as defined by one or more genetic algorithms. The computing system evaluates each target wellbore layout to generate an overall fitness score. The computing system selects a target wellbore layout with the highest scoring score of each generated overall fitness score, repeating the process until an optimal wellbore layout is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: RS Energy Group Topco, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Langenborg, Livan B. Alonso, Manuj Nikhanj, David Howard, Alexandre Paris, Abbie Rolf von den Baumen
  • Patent number: 11773709
    Abstract: A drilling well underground kick processing method and device are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM (EAST CHINA)
    Inventors: Yonghai Gao, Baojiang Sun, Zhiyuan Wang, Hao Li, Yufa Su, Bangtang Yin, Xinxin Zhao, Xuerui Wang, Xiaohui Sun
  • Patent number: 11775858
    Abstract: A method for performing a field operation of a field. The method includes obtaining historical parameter values of a runtime parameter and historical core datasets, where the historical parameter values and the historical core datasets are used for a first simulation of the field, and where each historical parameter value results in a simulation convergence during the first simulation, generating a machine learning model based at least on the historical core datasets and the historical parameter values, obtaining, during a second simulation of the field, a current core dataset, generating, using the machine learning model and based on the current core dataset, a predicted parameter value of the runtime parameter for achieving the simulation convergence during the second simulation, and completing, using at least the predicted parameter value, the second simulation to generate a modeling result of the field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David Rowan, Tom Jonsthovel
  • Patent number: 11767750
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a gas-oil ratio for a well in an unconventional reservoir comprises a processor associated with a control system. The processor is configured to determine a bottomhole pressure for the well. The processor is further configured to determine one or more pressure, volume, and temperature (PVT) properties associated with fluid flow and to determine transient well performance. The processor is further configured to determine a Productivity Index (PI) for the well for a plurality of time steps and to determine an inflection point. The processor is further configured to estimate the gas-oil ratio of the well after the inflection point based on the determined transient well performance and to perform the fluid production rate forecast based on the determined PI. The processor is further configured to apply the fluid production rate forecast to the estimated gas-oil ratio to determine an instantaneous gas-oil ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Xecta Intelligent Production Services
    Inventors: Sathish Sankaran, Hardikkumar Zalavadia, Utkarsh Sinha
  • Patent number: 11768980
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a drill bit design. The design specifies a design parameter for a plurality of cutter elements of a drill bit. The method also includes estimating a temperature value for the cutter elements based on the design parameter and a drilling parameter; estimating a wear value for the cutter elements based on the design parameter and the temperature value; updating a value of the design parameter for at least one of the cutter elements based on the wear value and a time period; and using the updated design parameter value, repeating the steps of estimating the temperature value, estimating the wear value, and updating the design parameter value until the design parameter value for the at least one of the cutter elements reaches a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
    Inventors: Reza Rahmani, Afshin Babaie Aghdam
  • Patent number: 11746647
    Abstract: A flow field measurement device and a method for a scale model of a natural gas hydrate reservoir are provided. The measurement device includes non-central vertical well pressure sensors, non-central vertical well outlet valves, communicating vessel valves, differential pressure sensors, a communicating vessel, a central vertical well outlet valve, and a central vertical well pressure sensor. By providing differential pressure sensors, between a measuring point of the central vertical well and a measuring point of each of the non-central vertical wells, to measure pressure differences, the flow field measurement device enables a reasonable distribution of a three-dimensional space inside the reactor to analyze gas-liquid flow trends in the reactor with a simulated flow field. Determining whether to turn on the differential pressure sensors according to a predetermination based on a feedback from the pressure sensors, allows flow field measurements in the reactor under both high and low pressure differences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosen Li, Yi Wang, Zhaoyang Chen, Zhiming Xia, Gang Li, Yu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11740384
    Abstract: A method includes representing oilfield operational plan information as pixels where the pixels include pixels that correspond to a plurality of different state variables associated with oilfield operations; training a deep neural network based at least in part on the pixels to generate a trained deep neural network; implementing the trained deep neural network during generation of an oilfield operational plan; and outputting the oilfield operational plan as a digital plan that specifies at least one control action for oilfield equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Maria Fox, Derek Long, Fangkai Yang
  • Patent number: 11734479
    Abstract: The disclosure presents a technique to generate a fracture model using a differential stress map and model inputs. The technique simulates the fracture model using fracture fronts, initiated at perforations of a perforation stage of a hydraulic fracturing (HF) wellbore. Each fracture front is evaluated using a propagation step of a fracture model process. Using the relative differential stress states, a fracture pattern is composited to the fracture model. At each propagation step, the total energy available from the simulated HF fluid being pumped into the wellbore location is reduced by the amount necessary to generate the computed fractures. Once the remaining energy is reduced to a level where no further fractures can be created, or if a map boundary is encountered, the fracture model process terminates. The generated fracture model can be communicated to update HF job plans, wellbore placements, and other uses of the fracture model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Shang Zhang, Greg Daniel Brumbaugh, Hailun Ni, Gaetan Pierre Louis Bardy, Harold Grayson Walters
  • Patent number: 11733426
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-scale three-dimensional (3D) engineering geological model construction system and method. A regional geological model of a target region, a site geological model of each engineering site, and a drilling geological model of each drilling well are constructed. The geological model of each drilling well is superimposed to the site geological model of the corresponding engineering site in the way of step-by-step superimposition, and the site geological model of each engineering site fused with the drilling geological model is superimposed to the regional geological model of the target region. Thus, multi-scale geological model fusion of drilling well, engineering site, and regional mountain is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CAS
    Inventors: Bowen Zheng, Shengwen Qi, Zhendong Cui, Rixiang Zhu, Bo Wan, Wang Zhang, Yongchao Li, Songfeng Guo, Tianming Huang, Haijun Zhao, Zan Wang, Yan Zhang, Yanlong Kong, Lina Ma, Xiaokun Hou, Wei Lu, Lei Fu, Pingchuan Dong
  • Patent number: 11719856
    Abstract: Methods for predicting hydrocarbon production rates for a hydrocarbon reservoir include receiving data from a hydrocarbon reservoir. The data includes reservoir characterization data, well log data, and hydraulic fracturing data. A physics-constrained machine learning model predicts a hydrocarbon production rate for the hydrocarbon reservoir as a function of time. The physics-constrained machine learning model includes an artificial neural network and a hydrocarbon fluid flow model. Predicting the hydrocarbon production rate includes generating, by the artificial neural network, multiple parameters of the hydrocarbon fluid flow model based on the data from the hydrocarbon reservoir. The hydrocarbon fluid flow model provides the predicted hydrocarbon production rate as a function of time based on the parameters. A display device of the computer system presents the predicted hydrocarbon production rate for the hydrocarbon reservoir as a function of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Huihai Liu, Mohammed Boudjatit, Mustafa A. Basri, Rebah Mesdour
  • Patent number: 11719090
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for inspecting oilfield infrastructure components. Methods include methods of identifying a micro-annulus outside a casing in a cemented wellbore. Methods may include transmitting an acoustic pulse incident on the casing; making a measurement of a first acoustic impedance property value from pulse-echo information generated responsive to an echo of the acoustic pulse reflected from the casing; propagating a circumferential guided wave in the casing; making a measurement of a second acoustic impedance property value from propagating wave information generated responsive to the propagating acoustic wave; and determining from the first acoustic impedance value and the second acoustic impedance value a presence of a micro-annulus between the casing and the cement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Pawel J. Matuszyk, Douglas J. Patterson
  • Patent number: 11719842
    Abstract: A system, method and program product for implementing a machine learning platform that processes a data map having feature and operational information. A system is disclosed that includes an interpretable machine learning model that generates a function in response to an inputted data map, wherein the data map includes feature data and operational data over a region of interest, and wherein the function relates a set of predictive variables to one or more response variables; an integration/interpolation system that generates the data map from a set of disparate data sources; and an analysis system that evaluates the function to predict outcomes at unique points in the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, Shell USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge Luis Guevara Diaz, Bianca Zadrozny, Breno William Santos Rezende de Carvalho, Alvaro Bueno Buoro, Matthias Kormaksson, Ligang Lu, John Tolle, Detlef Hohl, Jan Limbeck, Mingqi Wu
  • Patent number: 11719843
    Abstract: Embodiments of determining a vertically transverse isotropy (VTI) anisotropy along a horizontal section of a wellbore drilled into a formation are provided. One embodiment comprises determining elastic constants C11, C44, and C66 of the horizontal section and determining a vertical compressional slowness of the horizontal section corresponding to an elastic constant C33 of the horizontal section using a model with a condition. The model is built using second sonic log data and second density log data of the vertical wellbore. The condition is that the shear slowness (DTS) of the vertical wellbore is equal to the vertically polarized shear slowness (DTSV) of the horizontal section. The embodiment further comprises determining a VTI anisotropy along the horizontal section using the elastic constants C11, C44, C66, and C33 of the horizontal section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Allan Horne
  • Patent number: 11719083
    Abstract: A method includes designing a lower completion string for a multi-stage hydraulic fracturing job for a wellbore drilled into a subterranean zone. The lower completion string includes a plurality of stages and a plurality of packers configured to isolate each of the stages. Each stage of the plurality of stages includes a respective tubular stage assembly, and each stage is configured to be placed within a respective one of a plurality of frac intervals of the wellbore defined by the plurality of packers. Designing the lower completion string includes, for each stage of the plurality of stages, receiving a measured hole diameter of the respective one of the plurality of frac intervals and performing an axial safety factor analysis of the stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Waheed Syed Arshad, Agung Kuswiranto, Mohammed Parvez Khan
  • Patent number: 11715034
    Abstract: Methods for training machine learning algorithms for generation of a reservoir digital twin include receiving information obtained from hydrocarbon wells. The information includes porosity logs, petrophysical data, rock typing data, pressure transient test results, vertical production logs, reservoir pressure logs, reservoir saturation logs, production performance, and injection performance. The reservoir saturation logs are normalized in accordance with time. A machine learning algorithm is trained using the reservoir pressure logs, the production performance, and the injection performance to provide variations in reservoir pressure of the hydrocarbon reservoir in accordance with time. The machine learning algorithm is trained to provide variations in reservoir saturation of the hydrocarbon reservoir in accordance with time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Mamdouh N. Al-Nasser, Ahmed A. Al Sulaiman
  • Patent number: 11693147
    Abstract: Component weight and/or volume fractions of subterranean rock are determined. A formation model generates mineral and fluid concentration data from which elemental concentrations are calculated. Forward modeling produces a simulated energy spectrum, and simulation produces a simulated constraining log. Spectra is generated by detecting gamma radiation with a neutron logging tool, and a constraining log is generated. The spectrum and the simulated energy spectrum are compared with resultant error determined. The constraining log and simulated constraining log are compared with resultant error determined. The formation model generates further mineral and fluid concentration to calculate further elemental concentrations. Forward modeling produces further simulated energy spectrum signal and further constraining logs. The spectrum signals and further simulated spectrum signal are compared with resultant error determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: REEVES WIRELINE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventor: James Anthony Whetton
  • Patent number: 11680465
    Abstract: Systems and methods for multiscale sectors based hydrocarbon reservoir simulation that include dividing a full-field reservoir model into regions and sub-regions, and iteratively assessing and reconnecting models of the sub-regions and regions in a sequential manner to generate an adjusted full-field model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventor: Ali Abdulrahman Albinali
  • Patent number: 11675325
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method may include receiving test data representing a cutter/rock interaction for a cutter/rock pair; calibrating an analytical model to represent the cutter/rock interaction mechanism for a cutter/rock pair; applying the calibrated analytical model to expand the test data to form one of a plurality of expanded test datasets; generating a first neural network model, of a plurality of first neural network models, representing cutter/rock interaction between a plurality of cutters of different cutter sizes and a particular rock type, wherein the first neural network is generated using the plurality of expanded test datasets as training input; generating a second neural network model using the plurality of first neural network models as training input, wherein the second neural network model represents non-tested cutter/rock interactions between a plurality of cutters of different cutter sizes and a plurality of rock types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yansong Huang, Paul Bolchover
  • Patent number: 11668853
    Abstract: A method and system for modeling a subsurface region include applying a trained machine learning network to an initial petrophysical parameter estimate to predict a geologic prior model; and performing a petrophysical inversion with the geologic prior model, geophysical data, and geophysical parameters to generate a rock type probability model and an updated petrophysical parameter estimate. Embodiments include managing hydrocarbons with the rock type probability model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Amit Kushwaha, Ratnanabha Sain, Jan Schmedes, Yunfei Yang
  • Patent number: 11668847
    Abstract: In an example method, one or more processors receive a plurality of rock fragment images. Each of the rock fragment images represents respective rock fragments obtained from a subsurface formation during well bore drilling. The one or more processors select one or more portions of the rock fragment images, and generate a geological formation image based on the one or more selected portions of the rock fragment images. The geological formation image is indicative of one or more geological characteristics of the subsurface formation along the well bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Mahdi A. AbuAli, Mokhles Mustapha Mezghani
  • Patent number: 11662501
    Abstract: Geologic modeling methods and systems disclosed herein employ fault face parameterization to constrain and improve the transformation of a faulted physical space geologic model into an unfaulted depositional space geologic model. An illustrative embodiment includes: associating a seismic image with each face of at least one fault in a subsurface region; determining a correspondence map between the seismic images for said at least one fault; parameterizing the faces using the correspondence map to match parameter value assignments for corresponding portions of the faces; creating a displacement map that draws together matching parameter values to align the corresponding portions of the faces; applying the displacement map to the geologic model to create a design space model; modifying the design space model; applying the displacement map in reverse to the modified design space model to obtain a modified geologic model; and outputting the modified geologic model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Guo-Shi Li, Hao Huang, Colin J. Lyttle, Matthias Imhof, Sha Miao
  • Patent number: 11656380
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determination of a real subsoil geological formation. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving a model representing the real subsoil. The model includes a shore line and a fluvial formation connected to the shore line at a point of the model. The shore line divides the model into a marine zone and a continental zone. The method further includes determining a delta zone in the model based on the shore line and based on the fluvial formation, determining a stochastic trajectory in said delta zone, and determining a lobe formation in said delta zone based on the determined stochastic trajectory based on a stochastic process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Total SE
    Inventors: Gérard Massonnat, Cédric Gal
  • Patent number: 11657193
    Abstract: The invention discloses a mechanics calculation method of drill bit tooth considering rock dynamic strength and mixed crushing mode, including: Step S1: selecting a target drill bit tooth and a target rock, and determining a type of target drill bit tooth, a geometry of the target drill bit tooth, a rock type and rock parameters of the target rock; Step S2: calculating a horizontal cutting force of the target drill bit tooth according to a horizontal cutting mechanics calculation method of drill bit tooth; Step S3: calculating a vertical penetration force of the target drill bit tooth according to a vertical penetration mechanics calculation method of drill bit tooth; Step S4: calculating a resultant force experienced by the target drill bit tooth according to a resultant force calculation method of drill bit tooth. The invention provides a calculation method for accurately obtaining drill bit tooth mechanics under different working conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guangjian Dong, Ping Chen, Jianhong Fu, Yingxin Yang
  • Patent number: 11649711
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for improving a recovery ratio of a braided well pattern of a hugely thick or multi-layer oil and gas reservoir, which improves the recovery ratio of the hugely thick or multi-layer oil and gas reservoir by designing the braided well pattern. The braided well pattern is designed through the following method: dividing a cubic development unit of the oil and gas reservoir; measuring a physical property parameter of the cubic development unit; calculating a well pattern design parameter according to the physical property parameter, wherein the well pattern design parameter includes a number of wells and a well bore track; and drilling a large-displacement horizontal well according to the well pattern design parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xiaolong Peng, Suyang Zhu, Chaowen Wang, Peng Deng, Ning Feng, Haoqiang Wu
  • Patent number: 11644588
    Abstract: A method, article and system are provided for processing and interpreting acoustic data. The method and system includes providing a number of acoustic processing elements, each element being associated with an acoustic mode of a number of acoustic modes of a sonic measurement tool adapted to acquire data representing acoustic measurements in a borehole. In addition the method and system includes providing a user interface to organize a processing chain of the number of acoustic processing elements such that the acoustic processing elements process the acquired data according to a predefined workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Henri-Pierre Valero, Takeshi Endo, Hrvoje Markovic, Yoshisuke Fukagawa, Yuta Okabe, Shinichi Sunaga, Mitsuko Kitazawa, Ryoko Hayashi, Ivayla Gueorguieva
  • Patent number: 11639646
    Abstract: Geomechanical parameters can be used to optimize a well configuration that includes one or more projected wells having locations and geometries. Formation data and regional stress information of a formation can be used to determine a local stress variation of the formation. A quality index can be generated by combining petrophysical properties with the local stress variation. Hydrocarbon recovery flow simulations can be generated by generating well configuration models based on the quality index, generating reservoir geomechanical model that includes hydraulic fracture propagation characteristics, determining new hydraulic fractures by simulating propagation through the reservoir geomechanical model and using geomechanical rules, and determining a projected hydrocarbon recovery rate by simulating flow with the new hydraulic fractures. A well placement plan can be selected using the projected hydrocarbon recovery rates. The well placement plan can be output to be used to plan one or more wellbores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Gaetan Bardy, Jeffrey M. Yarus, Harold Grayson Walters, Kevin B. Hall, Shohreh Amini, Steven James Drinovsky, Meftun Erdogan
  • Patent number: 11609356
    Abstract: A three-dimensional grid of a hydrocarbon reservoir can be received. The three-dimensional grid can include a plurality of cells, each cell of the plurality of cells can include a first index value, a second index value, and a third index value. The first index value, the second index value, and the third index value of each cell can together uniquely identify each cell of the plurality of cells. Each cell can further include at least one parameter measured from the hydrocarbon reservoir. A hydrocarbon saturation distribution of the hydrocarbon reservoir can be determined using a saturation height function and the at least one parameter of each cell of the plurality of cells. The hydrocarbon saturation distribution can include a cell hydrocarbon saturation estimate for each cell of the plurality of cells. The hydrocarbon saturation distribution can be provided. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Prem Saini, Marco van der Linden
  • Patent number: 11610124
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving, by a neural network (NN), a dataset for generating features from the dataset. A first set of features is computed from the dataset using at least a feature layer of the NN. The first set of features i) is characterized by a measure of informativeness; and ii) is computed such that a size of the first set of features is compressible into a second set of features that is smaller in size than the first set of features and that has a same measure of informativeness as the measure of informativeness of the first set of features. The second set of features if generated from the first set of features using a compression method that compresses the first set of features to generate the second set of features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Abhinav Shrivastava, Saurabh Singh, Johannes Balle, Sami Ahmad Abu-El-Haija, Nicholas Johnston, George Dan Toderici
  • Patent number: 11609355
    Abstract: Embodiments of generating a self-consistent earth model are provided. One embodiment comprises: a) building a structured geologic; b) generating a mineralogy volume; c) generating a porosity volume and a density volume; d) generating a pressure volume; e) generating a geophysical property volume comprising a P-wave velocity volume and a S-wave velocity volume, a relationship between P-wave velocity and S-wave velocity, or any combination thereof; f) generating mechanical elastic properties based on (i) a static to dynamic elastic property relationship and (ii) the geophysical property volume, the relationship between P-wave velocity and S-wave velocity, or any combination thereof; and g) performing mechanical earth modeling using the mechanical elastic properties, the density volume, and the pressure volume to generate a self-consistent earth model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Shauna Kaye Oppert, Jose I. Adachi, James E. Sabolcik
  • Patent number: 11604909
    Abstract: A computational stratigraphy model may be run for M mini-steps to simulate changes in a subsurface representation across M mini-steps (from 0-th subsurface representation to M-th subsurface representation), with a mini-step corresponding to a mini-time duration. The subsurface representation after individual steps may be characterized by a set of computational stratigraphy model variables. Some or all of the computational stratigraphy model variables from running of the computational stratigraphy model may be provided as input to a machine learning model. The machine learning model may predict changes to the subsurface representation over a step corresponding to a time duration longer than the mini-time duration and output a predicted subsurface representation. The subsurface representation may be updated based on the predicted subsurface representation outputted by the machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Sun, Sebastien B. Strebelle, Ashley D. Harris, Maisha Lara Amaru, Lewis Li
  • Patent number: 11603757
    Abstract: A test tool attached to test string comprising a fluid conduit is deployed to a test position within a wellbore. The deployment includes hydraulically isolating a portion of the wellbore proximate the test tool to form an isolation zone containing the test position. A fluid inflow test is performed within the isolation zone and an initial formation property and a fluid property are determined based on the fluid inflow test. A fluid injection test is performed within the isolation zone including applying an injection fluid through the test string into the isolation zone, wherein the flow rate or pressure of the injection fluid application is determined based, at least in part, on the at least one of the formation property and fluid property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Anton Proett, Christopher Michael Jones, Michel Joseph LeBlanc, Anthony Herman van Zuilekom, Mehdi Alipour Kallehbasti
  • Patent number: 11598195
    Abstract: A method for estimating a probability of a drilling dysfunction or a drilling performance indicator value occurring includes entering drilling-related data having a probability distribution into a mathematical model of a drill string drilling a borehole penetrating the earth and entering drilling parameters into the model for drilling the borehole. The method further includes performing a plurality of drilling simulations using the model, each simulation providing a probability of the drilling dysfunction occurring or a probability of a drilling performance indicator value occurring with associated drilling parameters used in the simulation, selecting a set of drilling parameters that optimizes a drilling objective using the probabilities of the drilling dysfunction occurring or the probabilities of a drilling performance indicator value occurring; and transmitting the selected set of drilling parameters to a signal receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Andreas Hohl, Oliver Hoehn, Armin Kueck
  • Patent number: 11598185
    Abstract: Methods are provided for adaptive optimization of enhanced oil recovery project performance under uncertainty. Predictive physics-based reservoir simulation is used to estimate performance of the project. Input parameters of the model are divided into control variables and uncertain variables. The reservoir model is optimized to obtain values of control variables maximizing mean value of a chosen performance metric under initial uncertainty of formation and fluid properties. An efficient frontier can characterize dependence between the optimized mean value of the performance metric and its uncertainty expressed by the standard deviation. Global sensitivity analysis (GSA) is then applied to quantify and rank contributions from uncertain input parameters to the standard deviation of the optimized values of the performance metric. Additional measurements can be performed to reduce uncertainty in the high-ranking parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nikita Chugunov, Terizhandur S. Ramakrishnan, Pierre Barrat-Charlaix
  • Patent number: 11585192
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a reservoir model for a subsurface reservoir, identifying a current state of the subsurface reservoir using the reservoir model, and a computer processor selecting an optimization function from multiple optimization functions according to the current state of the reservoir to obtain a selected optimization function. The method further includes the computer processor calculating valve positions of physical devices using the selected optimization function. The valve positions are implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor Graham Tonkin, Shingo Watanabe, Matthew Worthington, Mohamed Osman Mahgoub Ahmed
  • Patent number: 11586790
    Abstract: Techniques for determining one or more hydrocarbon sweet spots include generating a three-dimensional (3D) simulation model of a hydrocarbon reservoir in a subterranean formation; executing a gas winnowing process to the 3D simulation model; applying one or more geomechanical restraints to the 3D simulation model; activating one or more energy simulation parameters with the 3D simulation model; applying a total dynamic productivity index (TDPI) process to the 3D simulation model to generate at least one 3D index that includes one or more hydrocarbon sweet spots; and generating a graphical representation of the generated 3D index for presentation on a graphical user interface (GUI) to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ghazi Dhafer AlQahtani, Shahid Manzoor, Faisal AlNaseef, Menhal A. Alismael, Osman Hamid, Taher Mohammed Yusuf Sodagar, Fabio M. De Matos Ravanelli
  • Patent number: 11579334
    Abstract: Techniques for predicting a landing zone of a wellbore include identifying a first subsurface geological model of a first subterranean layer located under a terranean surface that includes an upper boundary depth of the first subterranean layer and a lower boundary depth of the first subterranean layer; identifying a second subsurface geological model of a second subterranean layer deeper than the first subterranean layer that is independent of the first subsurface geological model and includes an upper boundary depth of the second subterranean layer; correlating a predicted landing zone for a plurality of wellbores using the first and second subsurface geological models that is based on a location of a horizontal portion of each wellbore; and generating data that comprises a representation of the correlated plurality of wellbores for presentation on a graphical user interface (GUI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Enverus, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Thoms, Jianan Qu, Jiarao Huang, David Howard
  • Patent number: 11578568
    Abstract: Well management includes receiving, from a user computing system, a simulation job request for simulating well management on the cloud computing system including compute nodes, and obtaining, for the simulation job request, search spaces for completion stage simulations, fracture stage simulations, and production stage simulations. Well management further includes orchestrating, using the search spaces, the completion stage simulations, the fracture stage simulations, and the production stage simulations on the cloud computing system to obtain at least one optional well plan, and sending the at least one optional well plan to the user computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Mogou Dessap, Piyush Pankaj, Kenneth J. Sheldon, Hitoshi Onda, Bjorn Nordmoen
  • Patent number: 11572777
    Abstract: A self-adapting digital twin of a wellbore environment can be created. The self-adapting digital twin incorporates a standalone Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF) module with a constant parameter digital twin developed for a fixed environment. The standalone EnKF module receives streaming measurement data from multiple sensors and prediction data from the digital twin and executes the standalone EnKF module using the streaming measurement data and the prediction data from the digital twin. The results of executing the standalone EnKF module are input parameter corrections for the digital twin that are communicated to the digital twin. Output predictions of the digital twin are used to modify operational parameters of an oil or gas recovery process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Andrey Filippov, Sergio Henrique Guerra de Sousa, Cesar Enrique Bravo
  • Patent number: 11572771
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compressor system suitable for carrying out artificial gas lift operations at an oil or gas well. Also disclosed is a method for controlling the compressor system. The methods disclosed provide the well operator with the ability to identify and maintain gas injection rates which result in the minimum production pressure. The minimum production pressure will be determined either by a bottom hole sensor or a casing pressure sensor located at the surface or any convenient location capable of monitoring pressure at the wellhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Flogistix, LP
    Inventors: Brooks Mims Talton, III, Aaron Baker, Eric Perry, Paul Munding, John D. Hudson
  • Patent number: 11568291
    Abstract: A system for analysis and display of hydrocarbon play information according to some aspects determines a probability of source rock occurrence according to source rock age based on a proven play concept. The system can also determine a relative probability of migration for hydrocarbons from a source rock of a proposed petroleum play concept to a reservoir. A relative probability of wellbore success for the proposed play concept can be determined at least in part based on these probabilities. The system can display the relative probability of wellbore success for the proposed play concept, either alone as part of a displayed inventory of proposed hydrocarbon play concepts. The system can produce accurate results that facilitate rapid play concept investigations for hydrocarbon exploration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Charles Quintrell Treloar, Owen Edward Sutcliffe, Daniel James David Slidel
  • Patent number: 11560785
    Abstract: Techniques for determining a spacing, such as one or more distances, between two or more wellbores formed from a terranean surface to a subterranean formation are described. In some aspects, a wellbore segment is determined for both a first and a second wellbore. One or more distances between the wellbore segments on the first and second wellbores, respectively, is determined. From the determined distance between the wellbore segments on the first and second wellbores, one or more distances between the first and second wellbores may be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Enverus, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Jeffrey Emanuel, Brendan Nealon, Tyler Krolczyk, Sean W. Moore
  • Patent number: 11555943
    Abstract: A method for training a predictive reservoir simulation in which high-confidence reservoir sample data is used to identify misallocated historical production data used in the simulation. A neural network algorithm is trained with high-confidence reservoir historical production data. High-confidence reservoir sample data is obtained by at least one sensor at a reservoir location over a time interval, after which the reservoir historical production data is parametrically varied over the time interval to determine a time-indexed discrepancy between the reservoir historical production data and the high-confidence reservoir sample data over the time interval. The time-indexed discrepancy and a defined threshold discrepancy are then used as inputs to a machine learning process to further train the neural network algorithm to identify reservoir historical production data whose discrepancy exceeds the threshold discrepancy and thereby constitutes misallocated historical production data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventor: Jibran Ayub
  • Patent number: 11556612
    Abstract: The disclosure presents a technique for determining how downhole material will be distributed among two or more active perforation clusters in a hydraulic fracturing well system. The determination can be conducted during the execution of a treatment stage allowing modifications prior to completion of the treatment stage. The technique utilizes a three-step process where a first step can determine a predictive model of the wellbore, such as subterranean formation properties, wellbore properties, and target goal of the treatment stage. A second step can calibrate for unknown parameters, such as downhole HF fluid pressure at the active perforation clusters and downhole HF fluid flow rate at the perforation clusters. A third step can predict how downhole material will be distributed to the active perforation clusters and fracture clusters. The prediction result can be utilized to modify a pumping plan of the treatment stage to better achieve the targeted goal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Baidurja Ray, Tirumani N. Swaminathan, Seyed Omid Razavi
  • Patent number: 11550974
    Abstract: A method of operating a reservoir simulator can include performing a time step of a reservoir simulation using a spatial reservoir model that represents a subterranean environment that includes a reservoir to generate simulation results for a first time where the simulation results include a front defined by at least in part by a gradient at a position between portions of the spatial reservoir model; predicting a position of the front for a subsequent time step for a corresponding second time using a trained machine model; discretizing the spatial reservoir model locally at the predicted position of the front to generate a locally discretized version of the spatial reservoir model; and performing a time step of the reservoir simulation using the locally discretized version of the spatial reservoir model to generate simulation results for the second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Barys Samson, Aleksandr Bogush
  • Patent number: 11549353
    Abstract: Techniques for determining a wellbore drilling path includes identifying input seismic data associated with a subterranean zone that includes a wellbore drilling target. The input seismic data includes primary seismic events and multiple seismic events. The input seismic data is processed to remove the multiple seismic events and at least one of the primary seismic events from the input seismic data. An orthogonalization of the processed input seismic data is performed to recover the at least one primary seismic event into a seismic image of the subterranean zone that excludes at least a portion of the multiple seismic events. A wellbore path is determined from a terranean surface toward the wellbore drilling target for a drilling geo-steering system based on the seismic image of the subterranean zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ferhan Y. Ahmed, Mohammed S. Mubarak, Constantinos Tsingas
  • Patent number: 11550314
    Abstract: An operation plan creation device includes: an operation information creation unit configured to receive an input of a simple setting including information with which an operation period of a device is identifiable and to create operation information including an inspection period and a replacement scheduled component in the operation period of the device; a component information acquisition unit configured to acquire component information including lifespan information and stock quantity information about each of the components, based on use history information about each of the plurality of components; a dummy information creation unit configured to create, when the acquired component information includes missing information, dummy information to be used instead of the missing information; and a plan creation unit configured to create the operation plan for the components related to the device based on the operation information and the component information or the dummy information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya Kawamura, Shun Kawachi, Takao Kondo
  • Patent number: 11531326
    Abstract: A plant management system includes: a control device; and a management device. The control device includes: a manipulation parameter setting unit that sets values of manipulation parameters; a state parameter acquisition unit that acquires values of state parameters indicating an operating condition of the plant; and a transmitter that transmits these values to the management device. The management device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires these values; a database that stores set values of manipulation parameters and actually measured values or predicted values of state parameters when the plant is operated based on the set values, corresponding to each other; and a determination unit that determines a set value of a manipulation parameter capable of improving a value of a predetermined state parameter of the plant by referring to these values and the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Furuichi, Shizuka Ikawa
  • Patent number: 11525935
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for the determination of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) concentration and distribution in carbonate reservoirs using a mechanical earth model. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) concentration in a carbonate reservoir n may be measured and correlated with horizontal maximum stresses of stress ratios determined using mechanical earth model for a strike-slip fault regime. The hydrogen sulfide (H2S) concentration at different depths in the carbonate reservoir may be determined using the correlation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Otto Meza Camargo, Weihua Wang
  • Patent number: 11519262
    Abstract: A system, computer-readable medium, and method for determining a potential drilling location, of which the method includes obtaining data representing a subterranean domain. The data includes at least seismic data. The method also includes inverting the seismic data, creating a petroleum systems model of the subterranean domain based at least in part on a result of inverting the seismic data, simulating a dynamic reservoir model of the subterranean domain based at least in part on the petroleum systems model, and identifying the potential drilling location based on a combination of the inverting of the seismic data, creating the petroleum systems model, and simulating the dynamic reservoir model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shubham Mishra, Siddharth Dubey, Dibakar Chakraborty
  • Patent number: 11521278
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system is provided for assessing risk for well completion, comprising: obtaining, using an input interface, a Below Rotary Table hours and a plurality of well-field parameters for one or more planned runs, determining, using at least one processor, one or more non-productive time values that correspond to the one or more planned runs based upon the well-field parameters, developing, using at least one processor, a non-productive time distribution and a Below Rotary Table distribution via one or more Monte Carlo trials; and outputting, using a graphic display, a risk transfer model results based on a total BRT hours from the Below Rotary Table and the non-productive time distribution produced from the one or more Monte Carlo trials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: THE HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION AND INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventor: Richard B. Jones