System and method for generating an implicit model of geological horizons

    公开(公告)号:US09759826B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-12

    申请号:US13461361

    申请日:2012-05-01

    IPC分类号: G06F7/60 G01V1/30

    CPC分类号: G01V1/302

    摘要: A method and system for generating a model function h(x,y,z) implicitly representing geologic horizons. Geological data representing a fault network and horizons automatically extracted from seismic data may be received. A 3D mesh may be generated and divided into a plurality of fault blocks by the fault network. A discrete function h(x,y,z) may be defined having values of the geological data representing horizons at discrete nodes of the mesh. Constraints may be installed on the discrete function h(x,y,z) defining surfaces representing horizons. Constraints may be installed on the discrete function h(x,y,z) to ensure the uniqueness of the function h(x,y,z). The discrete function h(x,y,z) may be interpolated at the nodes of the mesh to create a piecewise continuous function h (x,y,z) while honoring the constraints. The piecewise continuous horizon function h(x,y,z) may be synchronized across multiple fault blocks. A model of the piecewise continuous horizon function h(x,y,z) may be displayed.

    Systems and methods for coordinated editing of seismic data in dual model
    2.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for coordinated editing of seismic data in dual model 有权
    双模式地震数据协调编辑系统与方法

    公开(公告)号:US08743115B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-03

    申请号:US12909981

    申请日:2010-10-22

    IPC分类号: G06T17/00 G06T15/00

    摘要: A system and method may model physical geological structures. Seismic and geologic data may be accepted. A three-dimensional (3D) transformation may be generated between a 3D present day model having points representing present locations of the physical geological structures and a 3D past depositional model having points representing locations where the physical geological structures were originally deposited. An indication may be accepted to locally change the 3D transformation for a subset of sampling points in a first model of the models. The 3D transformation may be locally changed to fit the updated subset of sampling points. A locally altered or updated version of the first model and, e.g., second model, may be displayed where local changes to the first model are defined by the locally changed 3D transformation. The transformation may also be used to extract geobodies in the past depositional model.

    摘要翻译: 系统和方法可以建模物理地质结构。 可接受地震和地质资料。 可以在具有表示物理地质结构的当前位置的点的3D现在模型和具有表示物理地质结构最初存放的位置的点的3D过去沉积模型之间生成三维(3D)变换。 可以接受指示以在模型的第一模型中对采样点的子集进行局部改变。 可以将3D变换局部改变以适应更新的采样点子集。 可以显示第一模型的本地更改或更新版本,例如第二模型,其中通过局部改变的3D变换来定义第一模型的局部变化。 该变换也可用于提取过去沉积模型中的地球体。

    Device, system and method for geological-time refinement

    公开(公告)号:US10330808B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-25

    申请号:US15631368

    申请日:2017-06-23

    摘要: A device, system and method for performing a 3D interpolation in a 2D interpolation stage and a 1D interpolation stage to generate a refined geological-time. A 3D model may be obtained of a subsurface region defined by an initial geological-time in the past when particles in the subsurface region are determined to have been originally deposited. The stages of the 3D interpolation may include a 2D interpolation along one or more initial 2D reference horizon surfaces to generate one or more reshaped 2D reference horizon surfaces, and a 1D interpolation based on the initial geological-time along one or more 1D interpolation lines to generate a refined geological-time, wherein each 1D interpolation line is approximately orthogonal to the initial 2D reference horizon surfaces. The 3D model may be displayed according to the refined geological-time.

    Method for building a three dimensional cellular partition of a geological domain
    5.
    发明授权
    Method for building a three dimensional cellular partition of a geological domain 有权
    建立地质域三维细胞分区的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07711532B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-04

    申请号:US11628559

    申请日:2004-06-02

    IPC分类号: G06F7/48 G06F17/10

    CPC分类号: G01V11/00

    摘要: The invention concerns a method for building a three-dimensional (3D) cellular partition covering a 3D geological domain by defining the cells of the partition, characterized in that said method comprises the following steps A “3D screen construction step” for constructing a 3D screen which is a 3D elementary partition covering the geological domain, said 3D screen being composed of a plurality of voxels (Vi) which are elementary volume elements, A “voxel painting step” for associating a cell identifier (Cell-id) to each voxel, A “cell definition step” for defining the cells of the geological domain, each cell of the geological domain being defined as the subset of voxels of the 3D screen associated to the same cell identifier, thereby allowing the definition of the cells of the geological domain without having to code the geometry and/or topology of said cells in said geological volume. The invention further provides a “parametric” method and a “cookiecutter” method using such method for building a 3D cellular partition.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及通过定义分区的单元来构建覆盖3D地质域的三维(3D)蜂窝分区的方法,其特征在于所述方法包括以下步骤:用于构建3D屏幕的“3D屏幕构造步骤” 所述3D屏幕由作为基本体元件的多个体素(Vi)组成; A“体素绘画步骤”,用于将单元标识符(Cell-id)与每个体素相关联, 用于定义地质域的单元的“单元定义步骤”,地质域的每个单元被定义为与相同的单元标识符相关联的3D屏幕的体素的子集,由此允许对地质域的单元格的定义 而不必对所述地质体积中的所述细胞的几何和/或拓扑进行编码。 本发明还提供了一种使用这种用于构建3D蜂窝分区的方法的“参数”方法和“烹饪器”方法。

    Systems and processes for building multiple equiprobable coherent geometrical models of the subsurface
    8.
    发明授权
    Systems and processes for building multiple equiprobable coherent geometrical models of the subsurface 有权
    用于构建地下多个等效连贯几何模型的系统和过程

    公开(公告)号:US09053570B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-09

    申请号:US14059099

    申请日:2013-10-21

    摘要: A method, apparatus and system for, in a computing system, perturbing an initial three-dimensional (3D) geological model using a 3D vector field. A coherent 3D vector field including 3D vectors may be generated where each 3D vector of the 3D vector field is associated with a node of the initial 3D geological model and has a magnitude within a range of uncertainty of the node of the initial 3D geological model associated therewith. The coherent 3D vector field may be applied to the initial 3D geological model associated therewith to generate an perturbed 3D model. The perturbed 3D model may differ from the initial 3D geological model by a displacement defined by the 3D vector field associated with nodes having uncertain values. The perturbed 3D model may be displayed.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在计算系统中使用3D矢量场扰乱初始三维(3D)地质模型的方法,装置和系统。 可以生成包括3D矢量的连贯的3D矢量场,其中3D矢量场的每个3D矢量与初始3D地质模型的节点相关联,并且具有在初始3D地质模型的节点的不确定性范围内的量值 随之而来。 相干3D矢量场可以应用于与其相关联的初始3D地质模型,以产生扰动的3D模型。 扰动的3D模型可能与初始3D地质模型不同,由与具有不确定值的节点相关联的3D矢量场定义的位移。 可以显示扰动的3D模型。

    Systems and methods for building axes, co-axes and paleo-geographic coordinates related to a stratified geological volume
    9.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for building axes, co-axes and paleo-geographic coordinates related to a stratified geological volume 有权
    用于建立与分层地质体相关的轴,同轴和古地理坐标的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08711140B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-29

    申请号:US12791352

    申请日:2010-06-01

    IPC分类号: G06T15/00 G06T17/00

    摘要: A method, apparatus and system for, in a computing system, modeling a subsurface structure at a time period when the structure was originally formed. A memory may store a first model having a plurality of non-planar horizons representing a current state of the subsurface structure. A processor may compute a vector field based on the non-planar geometry of the horizons of the first model. The vector field may be a non-uniform vector field (e.g., the axe and/or co-axe vector field) or a uniform vector field (e.g., a global axis). Using the vector field, the processor may transform geographic coordinates of the first model to paleo-geographic coordinates of a second model representing a predicted state of the subsurface structure at a time period when the subsurface structure was originally formed, where the non-planar horizons in the first model are transformed to planar horizons in the second model. A display may display the first model.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在计算系统中在最初形成结构的时间段对地下结构建模的方法,装置和系统。 存储器可以存储具有表示地下结构的当前状态的多个非平面视野的第一模型。 处理器可以基于第一模型的视野的非平面几何来计算矢量场。 矢量场可以是非均匀矢量场(例如,轴和/或同轴矢量场)或均匀矢量场(例如,全局轴)。 使用矢量场,处理器可以在最初形成地下结构的时间段将第一模型的地理坐标转换成代表地下结构的预测状态的第二模型的古地理坐标,其中非平面视野 在第二个模型中,第一个模型被转换为平面视野。 显示器可以显示第一个模型。

    Global constrained parameterization of triangulated surfaces
    10.
    发明授权
    Global constrained parameterization of triangulated surfaces 失效
    三角形表面的全局约束参数化

    公开(公告)号:US06300958B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-09

    申请号:US09118348

    申请日:1998-07-17

    IPC分类号: G06F1500

    CPC分类号: G06T15/04 G06T17/20

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for mapping a feature onto a simulated surface having contoured portions, the surface being definable by a plurality of generally adjacent triangulations, the surface being further definable by a plurality of intersecting isoparametric curves linking identified values of the feature to identified points on the surface. In one embodiment, the isoparametric curves are characterized in that when the surface is flat, the isoparametric curves intersect one another in a perpendicular manner, and the perpendicularity of the intersections on the contoured portions of the surface is maintained. In another embodiment, the isoparametric curves are characterized in that when the surface is flat. The isoparametric curves are spaced a predetermined distance apart, and the spacing of the intersections on the contoured portions of the surface is maintained. In a third embodiment of the invention, the isoparametric curves are characterized by defined mathematical relationships having a plurality of variables associated with at least the topology of the surface, and at least one of the variables is held constant between isoparametric curves. Preferably, each of the triangulations are characterized by vertices terminating at points on the surface, and the method further includes using the vertices to define a gradient of a mathematical function associated with the feature, which function is interpolated over the triangulated surface.

    摘要翻译: 用于将特征映射到具有轮廓部分的模拟表面上的方法和装置,所述表面可由多个大致相邻的三角测量定义,所述表面可由多个相交的等参数曲线进一步限定,所述多个相交的等参数曲线将所述特征的识别值与 表面。 在一个实施例中,等参数曲线的特征在于当表面是平坦的时,等参数曲线以垂直方式彼此相交,并且维持表面轮廓部分上的交点的垂直度。 在另一个实施例中,等参数曲线的特征在于当表面平坦时。 等参数曲线间隔开预定距离,并保持表面轮廓部分上交叉点的间距。 在本发明的第三实施例中,等参数曲线的特征在于具有至少与表面拓扑相关联的多个变量的限定数学关系,并且至少一个变量在等参数曲线之间保持不变。 优选地,每个三角测量的特征在于在表面上的点处终止的顶点,并且该方法还包括使用顶点来定义与特征相关联的数学函数的梯度,该函数在三角形表面上进行内插。