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  • 3902 Bianca Spring Ln, Katy, TX 77494 (832) 437-5268
  • Crockett, TX
  • Fulshear, TX
  • 1643 King Dr, Bartlesville, OK 74006 (918) 333-1509
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Coherency Stack Of Seismic Traces

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US Patent:
6393365, May 21, 2002
Filed:
Mar 29, 2000
Appl. No.:
09/538377
Inventors:
Scott A. Runnestrand - Bartlesville OK
Edgar L. Butler - Bartlesville OK
Dennis B. Neff - Bartlesville OK
Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Company - Bartlesville OK
International Classification:
G01V 128
US Classification:
702 17
Abstract:
A method for suppressing noise in a common depth point gather of seismic data traces is disclosed in which noisy data traces are detected and muted by a sequence of data processing steps prior to making a final stack of the data traces.

3-D Seismic Event Tracking

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US Patent:
6463387, Oct 8, 2002
Filed:
Jan 31, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/774500
Inventors:
Scott A. Runnestrand - Bartlesville OK
Dennis B. Neff - Bartlesville OK
Kevin H. Northey - Bartlesville OK
Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Company - Bartlesville OK
International Classification:
G01V 128
US Classification:
702 16
Abstract:
In accordance with the present invention, there is disclosed herein a method of seismic interpretation that is designed to improve the quality and speed with which an explorationist can pick and interpret a seismic section or volume. The instant invention utilizes unseeded picking to create a collection of patches or areas of similar-character reflector picks. The method is unsupervised initially and builds an output database that preferably contains the time and amplitude of each âassignedâ event, an assigned event being a seismic reflection that is determined to be similar in some sense to its neighboring traces. Then, during subsequent interpretation the explorationist quickly builds an interpretation by utilizing and selecting from the pre-assembled collections of similar traces stored in the database.

Contour-Based Attribute Seismic Mapping

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US Patent:
6829537, Dec 7, 2004
Filed:
Mar 10, 2003
Appl. No.:
10/385134
Inventors:
Dennis B. Neff - Grove OK
Scott A. Runnestrand - Katy TX
Franklin D. Lane - Fulshear TX
Assignee:
ConocoPhillips Company - Houston TX
International Classification:
G01V 128
US Classification:
702 5, 702 16
Abstract:
A system for filtering elevation-sensitive data. The system generates coincident contour and attribute maps of a physical structure. A filter band that is limited to a certain range of contour values is used to filter the attribute values that are output to a CBA attribute map. The filter band applied to the data is defined between upper and lower boundaries, with each boundary having a substantially constant contour value. Thus, each data point has a uniquely-shaped a real filter that is at least partly defined by the filter band.

Well Planning Using Seismic Coherence

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US Patent:
7280952, Oct 9, 2007
Filed:
Jan 28, 2003
Appl. No.:
10/354218
Inventors:
Edgar L. Butler - Bartlesville OK, US
Scott A. Runnestrand - Bartlesville OK, US
Dennis B. Neff - Grove OK, US
Assignee:
ConocoPhillips Company - Houston TX
International Classification:
G06G 7/48
G06F 7/60
US Classification:
703 10, 703 2
Abstract:
A system for predicting hydrocarbon production from a subterranean region of interest using reflection seismic data. The system sets a drainage area around reference traces and defines drainage pathways extending outwardly from the reference trace towards the perimeter of the drainage area. A mathematical combination of the trace-to-trace coherence factors and reservoir quality attributes along each drainage pathway is calculated for each reference trace, thereby providing an indication of both initial and sustained hydrocarbon production from that location.

Method For Determining Distribution Of Reservoir Permeability, Porosity And Pseudo Relative Permeability

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US Patent:
58358838, Nov 10, 1998
Filed:
Jan 31, 1997
Appl. No.:
8/792360
Inventors:
Dennis B. Neff - Bartlesville OK
Scott A. Runnestrand - Bartlesville OK
Edgar L. Butler - Bartlesville OK
Michael E. Vienot - Bartlesville OK
Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Company - Bartlesville OK
International Classification:
G06F 1900
US Classification:
702 7
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for predicting distribution of reservoir permeability or porosity and pseudo relative permeability using well data and 3-D seismic data are disclosed, where a preferred first step in the method models the reservoir property of interest to provide model logs which are expressible as continuous curves of a reservoir property as a function of depth. The next step selects individual data points on the continuous curves traversing a reservoir layer and determines permeable trends for a multitude of column-like subvolumes which each enclose a portion of the selected data points. The subvolumes are then divided into a desired number of horizontal slices, with each slice containing a number of the model data points. An average value for the property in each slice is calculated, and the average values are plotted versus depth for each subvolume, thus providing a derived curve of depth versus the reservoir property. The thus derived plots are compared with typical trend curves for layering in a reservoir, and the typical trend curve most nearly matching the derived plot is selected for representing the subvolume.

Multi-Attribute Seismic Waveform Classification

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US Patent:
6223126, Apr 24, 2001
Filed:
Oct 20, 1999
Appl. No.:
9/420725
Inventors:
Dennis B. Neff - Bartlesville OK
Scott A. Runnestrand - Bartlesville OK
Edgar L. Butler - Bartlesville OK
Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Company - Bartlesville OK
International Classification:
G01V 128
US Classification:
702 16
Abstract:
A computer implemented method for analyzing seismic data to discover a real trends of multi-attributes in a seismic data volume is disclosed. According to the disclosed method and apparatus the full waveforms of multiple traces are compared in a zone that extends above and below an interpreted horizon, and the comparisons are made using a correlation algorithm that considers both shape and absolute amplitude of the waveforms being compared. Based on the multiple comparisons, traces are classified according to waveform shape such that maps of common waveform classes show areas of similar lithology and/or hydrocarbon effects.

Non-Unique Seismic Lithologic Inversion For Subterranean Modeling

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US Patent:
57061947, Jan 6, 1998
Filed:
Jun 1, 1995
Appl. No.:
8/457927
Inventors:
Dennis B. Neff - Bartlesville OK
Scott A. Runnestrand - Bartlesville OK
Edgar L. Butler - Bartlesville OK
Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Company - Bartlesville OK
International Classification:
G06F 1710
US Classification:
364421
Abstract:
A method of modeling subsurface reservoir conditions deals with non-uniqueness of seismic reflection signals with respect to reservoir conditions by proposing and then comparing both seismic and lithologic data for forward model sites to select the most likely model for each site. Forward modeling techniques are used to build a synthetic seismic trace catalog, which includes a range of corresponding pseudo-logs for reservoir characteristics that could reasonably exist within a defined region. Then each synthetic seismic trace in the catalog is compared against every real seismic trace, and a number (e. g. , 10 to 50) of synthetic traces is selected for association with each real trace that best match the real trace. Finally, the pseudo-logs corresponding to the number of selected synthetic seismic traces for each forward model site are compared to the pseudo-logs selected for adjacent sites to select the most lithologically coherent pseudo-log at each site for use in generating a model display of reservoir characteristics.

Automated Seismic Isochron Analysis

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US Patent:
62497464, Jun 19, 2001
Filed:
Nov 4, 1999
Appl. No.:
9/434853
Inventors:
Dennis B. Neff - Bartlesville OK
Scott A. Runnestrand - Bartlesville OK
Edgar L. Butler - Bartlesville OK
Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Company - Bartlesville OK
International Classification:
G01V 128
US Classification:
702 16
Abstract:
A computer implemented method for mapping seismic attributes derived from analysis of isochron measurements is disclosed. According to the disclosed method planar surfaces, which model the upper and lower surface of a subterranean layer, are numerically inserted in a seismic data volume with the edges of the planar surfaces connecting reflection events of a three-by-three array of seismic traces. Using the model surfaces, isochron attributes are calculated including the amount of isochron thickening or thinning in the direction of dip, and the azimuth of maximum thickness change. The thus calculated attributes are written to data cubes, which can be displayed in a variety of ways.
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