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Automatically selecting analogous members for new population members based on incomplete descriptions, including an uncertainty characterzing selection

US9262721B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 2013
Grant dateFeb 16, 2016
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/04
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A population comparison system, method and a computer program product. A stored list of population members, e.g., hydrocarbon reservoirs, includes parameters for corresponding known characteristics and analogous members for each member. A new population member input receives new member descriptions including parameters for each respective new member. A parameter extraction system automatically extracts an estimated value for each missing key parameter, providing a supplemented description. An analogous member selector automatically selects a subset of listed population members as analogous members for each new population member responsive to the supplemented description. The analogous members serve as a basis for uncertainty characterization from the joint parameter distribution and univariate distributions for each parameter.

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