Hybrid deterministic-geostatistical earth model
US8843353B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/665
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the present technology integrate seismic data and geologic concepts into earth model building. More specifically, exemplary embodiments provide new ways to build an earth model based on information in the seismic data and geologic concepts to use as a context to interpret the seismic data and/or to add to the earth model in regions where the seismic data is missing (e.g., either no data or no data resolvability). In some embodiments, a deterministic framework is generated for an earth models through deterministic identification of discrete geobodies. A hybrid deterministic-geostatistical earth model is generated by filling stratigraphic gaps in a deterministic framework using geostatistical information and/or seismic inversion, in accordance with some embodiments.
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