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Method for determination of subsoil composition

US11555944B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 2018
Grant dateJan 17, 2023
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V2210/665
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for determination of real subsoil composition or structure characterized in that the method comprises: —receiving a model representing the real subsoil, said model comprising at least one parametric volume describing a geological formation in said model, said volume having a plurality of cells; —for each cell in the plurality of cells, determining a quality index (QIcell) function of a respective position of the cell in the geological formation; —receiving a set of facies, each facies in said set being associated with a proportion and a quality index ordering in said formation; —associating a facies to each cell, said association comprising: /a/ selecting a cell with a lowest quality index within cells in the plurality of cells having no facies associated to; /b/ associating, to said cell, a facies with a lowest Quality index ordering within facies of the set of facies for which the respective proportion is not reached in the formation; /c/ reiterating steps /a/ to /c/ until all cells in the plurality of cells are associated with a facies.

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