360-degree core photo image integration and interpretation in a 3D petrophysical modeling environment
US9483871B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V20/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present disclosure describes methods and systems, including computer-implemented methods, computer-program products, and computer systems, for providing 360-degree well core sample photo image integration, calibration, and interpretation for modeling of reservoir formations and lithofacies distribution. One computer-implemented method includes receiving a 360-degree well core sample photo image, geospatially anchoring, by a computer, the received 360-degree well core sample photo image, decomposing, by a computer, the geospatially-anchored 360-degree well core sample photo image into a color numerical array, transforming, by a computer, the color numerical array into a formation image log, calibrating, by a computer, the formation image log for consistency with additionally available data, and generating, by a computer, 3D lithofacies interpretation and prediction data using the formation image log.
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