Creation of structural earth formation models

US10724364B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC · US

Inventors

• Anne Bartetzko · Celle, DE
• Stefan Wessling · Sulingen, DE
• Nicklas Jeremias Ritzmann · Celle, DE
• Stephen Morris · Eagle, US
• Florent Kelfoun · Aubertin, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 5, 2018
• Grant date: Jul 28, 2020
• Expiry date: Dec 2, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01V5/12
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for performing drilling operations in earth formations. The systems and methods include drilling a borehole within the earth formation, receiving data acquired within the borehole in the earth formation, analyzing the data to locate a plurality of data structures formed by the data, the plurality of data structures including a first structure at a first location and a second structure at a second location, projecting the first structure as a first geological projection intersecting the first location, and projecting the second structure as a second geological projection intersecting the second location, classifying the first geological projection and the second geological projection based on a hierarchy of geological feature types to generate a hierarchical classification, and adjusting one or more of the first geological projection and the second geological projection based on the hierarchical classification.