Formation evaluation using stochastic analysis of log data

    公开(公告)号:US10422221B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-24

    申请号:US15021079

    申请日:2014-09-16

    Abstract: A method for determining a volume of a constituent(s) in a geological formation may include generating an equation of state based upon log measurements for the geological formation, with the equation of state providing a correlation between the log measurements, determining a quality factor for the equation of state, and for each of a plurality of different constituents expected to be in the formation, determining a constituent compliance factor for each of the constituents. The method may further include determining an uncertainty for each constituent compliance factor, determining a likelihood that each constituent is present in the formation based upon the quality factor, the constituent compliance factor for the constituent, and the uncertainty for the constituent compliance factor, generating a volumetric model based upon the log measurements and the determined likelihoods of the constituents in the formation, and determining the volume of the constituent(s) based upon the volumetric model.

    Formation volumetric evaluation using normalized differential data

    公开(公告)号:US10385677B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US13837409

    申请日:2013-03-15

    Abstract: A method for determining volumetric data for fluid within a geological formation is provided. The method includes collecting first and second dataset snapshots of the geological formation based upon measurements from the borehole at respective different first and second times and generating a differential dataset based upon the first and second dataset snapshots. Multiple points are determined within the differential dataset, including a first point representing a first displaced fluid, a second point representing a second displaced fluid, and an injected fluid point that corresponds to properties of the injected fluid. A further third point is determined based on at least one other property of the displaced fluid, and a volumetric composition of the displaced fluids is determined based upon the differential dataset, the first point, and second point, and third point.

    Formation Evaluation Using Stochastic Analysis Of Log Data
    15.
    发明申请
    Formation Evaluation Using Stochastic Analysis Of Log Data 有权
    日志数据随机分析的形成评估

    公开(公告)号:US20160230548A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-11

    申请号:US15021079

    申请日:2014-09-16

    Abstract: A method for determining a volume of a constituent(s) in a geological formation may include generating an equation of state based upon log measurements for the geological formation, with the equation of state providing a correlation between the log measurements, determining a quality factor for the equation of state, and for each of a plurality of different constituents expected to be in the formation, determining a constituent compliance factor for each of the constituents. The method may further include determining an uncertainty for each constituent compliance factor, determining a likelihood that each constituent is present in the formation based upon the quality factor, the constituent compliance factor for the constituent, and the uncertainty for the constituent compliance factor, generating a volumetric model based upon the log measurements and the determined likelihoods of the constituents in the formation, and determining the volume of the constituent(s) based upon the volumetric model.

    Abstract translation: 用于确定地质构造中的成分的体积的方法可以包括基于地质构造的对数测量生成状态方程,其中状态方程提供对数测量之间的相关性,确定 状态方程式,以及预期在形成中的多种不同成分中的每一种,确定每个成分的成分顺应因子。 该方法还可以包括确定每个构成顺应性因子的不确定性,基于质量因子确定每个成分存在于组合中的可能性,组成成分的构成顺应因子以及组成顺应因子的不确定性,生成 基于对数测量和确定组合物在地层中的可能性的体积模型,以及基于体积模型确定组分的体积。

    Formation Property Characteristic Determination Methods
    16.
    发明申请
    Formation Property Characteristic Determination Methods 审中-公开
    形成性质特征确定方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160061986A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-03

    申请号:US14470052

    申请日:2014-08-27

    CPC classification number: G01V3/32 G01N24/081 G01R33/448 G01R33/4633 G01V3/38

    Abstract: A method for analyzing at least one characteristic of a geological formation may include obtaining measured data for the geological formation based upon a logging tool, and minimizing an objective function representing at least an Lp norm of model parameters and an error between the measured data and predicted data for the objective function, wherein p is not equal to 2. The method may further include determining the at least one characteristic of the geological formation based upon the minimization of the objective function.

    Abstract translation: 用于分析地质构造的至少一个特征的方法可以包括基于测井工具获得用于地质构造的测量数据,并且最小化表示模型参数的至少Lp范数的目标函数和测量数据与预测的误差之间的误差 用于目标函数的数据,其中p不等于2.该方法还可以包括基于目标函数的最小化来确定地质构造的至少一个特征。

    Methods to characterize formation properties

    公开(公告)号:US10359532B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-23

    申请号:US14957481

    申请日:2015-12-02

    Abstract: A method for analyzing at least one characteristic of a geological formation may include obtaining measured data for the geological formation based upon a logging tool. Measured data may come from multiple passes or multiple depths of investigation. The method may further include generating a kernel describing a known linear mapping between the measured data and unknown data points representing at least one characteristic of the geological formation, and a redundant dictionary including a plurality of different basis functions expected to span the solution space of the unknown data points. The unknown data points representing the at least one characteristic of the geological formation may be determined from the measured data, the kernel and the redundant dictionary based upon an L1 minimization.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING LIQUID SATURATION FROM OVERLAPPING NMR DISTRIBUTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20190219727A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-18

    申请号:US16246603

    申请日:2019-01-14

    CPC classification number: G01V3/32 G01N24/081 G01V3/14

    Abstract: A liquid saturation may be identified from nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data having overlapping peaks indicative of two liquids by, generally, identifying a first endpoint based at least in part on the T2 NMR data for the first liquid, and identifying a second endpoint based at least in part on the T2 NMR data for the second liquid. Then, the liquid saturation is identified by relating a composition of the first liquid for an overlapping distribution region based at least in part on the first endpoint and the second endpoint. In some embodiments, the liquid saturation is identified based on an interpolation between the first endpoint and the second endpoint.

    Robust multi-dimensional inversion from wellbore NMR measurements

    公开(公告)号:US10228484B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-12

    申请号:US15337824

    申请日:2016-10-28

    Abstract: Methods and systems for characterizing a subterranean formation using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements are described herein. One method includes locating a downhole logging tool in a wellbore that traverses the subterranean formation, and performing NMR measurements to obtain NMR data for a region of the subterranean formation. The NMR data is processed by employing sparse Bayesian learning (SBL) to determine a multi-dimensional property distribution of the NMR data (e.g., T1-T2, D-T2, and D-T1-T2 distributions). The sparse Bayesian learning can utilize Bayesian inference that involves a prior over a vector of basis coefficients governed by a set of hyperparameters, one associated with each basis coefficient, whose most probable values are iteratively estimated from the NMR data. The sparse Bayesian learning can achieve sparsity because posterior distributions of many of such basis coefficients are sharply peaked around zero.

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