Systems and methods for speed-adjustable model navigation

US9869785B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Bjarte Dysvik · Stavanger, NO
• Dmitriy Repin · Katy, US
• Edo Vincent Hoekstra · Stavanger, NO
• Nader Salman · Tomball, US
• Qiang Fu · Beijing, CN
• Guido van der Hoff · Madlasandnes, NO
• Olesya Zimina · Stavanger, NO

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 11, 2014
• Grant date: Jan 16, 2018
• Expiry date: Oct 13, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01V2210/64
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for speed-adjustable model navigation are provided. In aspects, a model platform includes a model engine and a speed tool that operates with the model engine to generate a graphical view of a geological model. Various features of the geological object may be encoded or reflected in the geological model, including the composition, pressure, temperate, structure, fracture lines, and other aspects of a hydrocarbon deposit, cavity, or other geological structure. The user may operate the speed tool to examine the histogram of color or intensity of the pixels or voxels of regions of the model view, and set a speed curve to control how quickly or slowly a cursor or other control may move through or traverse a region, based on the color, intensity, or other value. Regions of interest may be explored more efficiently and accurately.