Method and system for enhancing meshes for a subsurface model

    公开(公告)号:US10901118B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-26

    申请号:US15724023

    申请日:2017-10-03

    申请人: Matthias Imhof

    发明人: Matthias Imhof

    IPC分类号: G01V99/00 G01V1/30

    摘要: A method and system are described for creating a subsurface model. In this method, a watertight framework may be adjusted to lessen the ill-formed mesh elements. The method collapses mesh elements and/or eliminates nodes enhance the watertight framework and subsequent subsurface model. The resulting subsurface model may be used in reservoir simulations and hydrocarbon operations.

    Geologic Modeling Methods and Systems Having Constrained Restoration of Depositional Space

    公开(公告)号:US20190302309A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-03

    申请号:US16354684

    申请日:2019-03-15

    摘要: Geologic modeling methods and systems disclosed herein employ fault face parameterization to constrain and improve the transformation of a faulted physical space geologic model into an unfaulted depositional space geologic model. An illustrative embodiment includes: associating a seismic image with each face of at least one fault in a subsurface region; determining a correspondence map between the seismic images for said at least one fault; parameterizing the faces using the correspondence map to match parameter value assignments for corresponding portions of the faces; creating a displacement map that draws together matching parameter values to align the corresponding portions of the faces; applying the displacement map to the geologic model to create a design space model; modifying the design space model; applying the displacement map in reverse to the modified design space model to obtain a modified geologic model; and outputting the modified geologic model.

    Geophysical modeling of subsurface volumes based on horizon extraction
    3.
    发明授权
    Geophysical modeling of subsurface volumes based on horizon extraction 有权
    基于地平线提取的地下体积地球物理建模

    公开(公告)号:US09529115B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-27

    申请号:US14649857

    申请日:2013-11-18

    摘要: Method and system is described for modeling one or more geophysical properties of a subsurface volume. The method includes extracting locations from the data volume and combining them into an object, for example a horizon. The extraction may begin with selecting one or more initial traces, assigning labels to each sample of each trace, selecting a propagation pattern, and propagating the labels from the initial traces along a vector volume. Then, locations with the same label are extracted (1106). As an alternative to label propagation, a specific type of labeled volume (1102) may be obtained, such as a stack of surfaces (1132). The object may then be further modified or utilized to enhance the process of producing hydrocarbons.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于建模地下体积的一个或多个地球物理属性的方法和系统。 该方法包括从数据卷中提取位置并将它们组合成对象,例如地平线。 提取可以从选择一个或多个初始轨迹开始,为每个轨迹的每个样本分配标签,选择传播模式,以及沿矢量体积从初始轨迹传播标签。 然后,提取具有相同标签的位置(1106)。 作为标签传播的替代方案,可以获得特定类型的标记体积(1102),例如堆叠的表面(1132)。 然后可以进一步修改或利用该物体来增强生产烃的方法。

    Method For Creating A Hierarchically Layered Earth Model
    4.
    发明申请
    Method For Creating A Hierarchically Layered Earth Model 审中-公开
    创建层次分层地球模型的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120209526A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-16

    申请号:US13500557

    申请日:2010-10-08

    申请人: Matthias Imhof

    发明人: Matthias Imhof

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    摘要: Method for segmenting a geophysical data volume such as a seismic data volume (10) for ranking, prioritization, visualization or other analysis of subsurface structure. The method takes any initial segmentation (11) of the data volume, and progressively reduces the number of segments by pair combination (13) so that an optimal stage of combination may be determined and used for analysis (15).

    摘要翻译: 用于分割诸如地震数据量(10)的地球物理数据量用于对地下结构进行排名,优先排序,可视化或其他分析的方法。 该方法采用数据量的任何初始分割(11),并逐步减少分组数量(13),从而可以确定组合的最佳阶段并用于分析(15)。

    Method For Seismic Interpretation Using Seismic Texture Attributes
    5.
    发明申请
    Method For Seismic Interpretation Using Seismic Texture Attributes 审中-公开
    使用地震纹理属性的地震解释方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120090834A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-19

    申请号:US13378018

    申请日:2010-05-04

    IPC分类号: G01V1/28 E21B43/00 E21B47/00

    摘要: Method for generating a new family of seismic attributes sensitive to seismic texture that can be used for classification and grouping of seismic data into seismically similar regions. A 2D or 3D data analysis window size is selected (23), and for each of multiple positions (25) of the analysis window in the seismic data volume, the data within the window are transformed to a wavenumber domain spectrum (26). At least one attribute of the seismic data is then defined based on one or more spectral properties, and the attribute is computed (28) for each window, generating a multidimensional spectral attribute data volume (29). The attribute data volume can be used for inferring hydrocarbon potential, preferably after classifying the data volume cells based on the computed attribute, partitioning the cells into regions based on the classification, and prioritizing of the regions within a classification.

    摘要翻译: 用于生成对地震纹理敏感的新的地震属性系列的方法,可用于将地震数据分类和分组到地震相似区域。 选择2D或3D数据分析窗口大小(23),并且对于地震数据卷中分析窗口的多个位置(25)中的每一个,将窗口内的数据转换为波数域频谱(26)。 然后基于一个或多个光谱属性来定义地震数据的至少一个属性,并且为每个窗口计算(28)属性,生成多维光谱属性数据卷(29)。 属性数据量可以用于推断碳氢化合物的潜力,最好是根据计算出的属性对数据体积单元进行分类,根据分类将单元细分成多个区域,以及分类中区域的优先级。

    Methods and Systems for Reference-Based Inversion of Seismic Image Volumes

    公开(公告)号:US20190331812A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-31

    申请号:US16393515

    申请日:2019-04-24

    IPC分类号: G01V1/28 G06T17/05 G06T15/08

    摘要: Accordingly, there are disclosed herein geologic modeling methods and systems employing reference-based inversion of seismic image volumes. An illustrative method embodiment includes: (a) obtaining a measured seismic image volume; (b) determining a reference seismic image volume based on a reference model; (c) deriving a synthesized seismic image volume from a geologic model; (d) detecting at least one geologic model region where the synthesized seismic image volume and the measured seismic image volume are mismatched; (e) finding a reference model region where the reference seismic image volume best matches the measured seismic image volume; (f) replacing content of the at least one geologic model region with content of the reference model region to obtain an improved geologic model; and (g) outputting the improved geologic model.