Detecting a flood front in a formation
US11248460B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V3/38
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of detecting a flood front through a subterranean formation, comprising, measuring a distance to the flood front, processing the measured distance using a predictor-corrector filter to determine a corrected distance to the flood front, and adjusting a formation device based on the corrected distance to control a flow of the flood front.
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