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Automating microfacies analysis of petrographic images

US11062439B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 24, 2019
Grant dateJul 13, 2021
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30181
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods and systems that determine a microfacies or a microfacies characteristic of a sample of a subterranean formation based on a segmented image of a petrographic image of the sample, wherein the segmented image is derived from the petrographic image using a machine-learning algorithm.

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