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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8160853 | Systems and methods for modeling wellbore trajectories Systems and methods for modeling wellbore trajectories, which can be used to model corresponding drillstring trajectories and transform the torque-drag drill string model into a full stiff-string formulation. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8125483 | Systems and methods for imaging relationship data in a three-dimensional image Systems and methods for imaging relationship data as a three-dimensional image, which include rendering a three-dimensional image of an object having at least one attribute, an input marker relative to the object, an output marker relative to the object, and an inpu... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8073664 | Systems and methods for improved positioning of pads Systems and methods for the automated positioning of pads and orienting of slot templates for the pads. The systems and methods also include automated adjustment of well path plans from a pad to selected well targets. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8045417 | Analyzing 2-D surface and/or borehole seismic data to locate subsurface diffractors A system and method for locating subsurface diffractors. The method operates on two-dimensional (2-D) seismic data that includes one or more 2-D seismic lines. The 2-D seismic data may be preprocessed to enhance diffracted energy. For each hypothetical diffractor lo... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8022947 | Systems and methods for imaging waveform volumes Systems and methods for imaging waveform volumes. An image of the waveform volume may be drawn on a display device as a two-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image of a sampling probe and redrawn in real-time at interactive rates using a graphics accelerator ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8009170 | Systems and methods for computing a variogram model Systems and methods for computing a variogram model, which utilize a variogram map and a rose diagram to compute the model. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7995057 | System and method for real-time co-rendering of multiple attributes Systems and methods for enhancing the combined image of multiple attributes without comprising the image of either attribute. The combined image of the multiple attributes is enhanced for analyzing a predetermined property revealed by the attributes. The combined im... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991600 | Volume body renderer Irregular volumes within one or more three-dimensional volume datasets are identified and extracted in response to criteria. The processing involves automatically finding a seed voxel or seed cell that meets the criteria and thus belongs to an irregular volume of in... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7970545 | Attaching drilling information to three-dimensional visualizations of earth models A system and method for perceiving drilling learning through visualization is provided. In one embodiment using three-dimensional visualization of the earth model as a foundation, a new IT development strategy focuses on perceiving “Drilling Learning” by an intu... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7925695 | Accessing content related to the exploration and production of geologic resources in a thin client computer network Embodiments are provided for accessing content generated by a securely hosted application program for the exploration and production of geologic resources on a thin client system in a client/server computer network. A determination is made of a least utilized node i... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7843766 | Systems and methods for monitoring time-dependent subsurface changes Systems and methods for monitoring time-dependant subsurface changes from imperfectly repeated data measurements. ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7835893 | Method and system for scenario and case decision management A system and method may be configured to support the evaluation of the economic impact of uncertainties associated with the planning of a petroleum production project, e.g., uncertainties associated with decisions having multiple possible outcomes and uncertainties ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7751278 | Fault filter for seismic discontinuity data Various methods are disclosed for identifying faults in a seismic data volume. In some method embodiments, the fault identification method comprises determining a planarity value for each of multiple positions of an analysis window in the data volume. The planarity ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7739050 | Software-based quality control analysis of well log data Software-based quality control analysis of well log data. At least some of the various embodiments are computer-readable mediums storing a program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to read data from a well log, and perform a quality control an... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7680640 | Systems and methods for utilizing cell based flow simulation results to calculate streamline trajectories Systems and methods for utilizing finite difference simulation results to compute streamline trajectories, which may be used to analyze the results with other streamline techniques. ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7668707 | Systems and methods for the determination of active constraints in a network using slack variables and plurality of slack variable multipliers Systems and methods for determining active constraints in a surface facility network, which include the use of slack variables and multipliers in system equations to eliminate the extraneous (inactive) constraints. ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7657407 | Method and system of planning hydrocarbon extraction from a hydrocarbon formation A method and system of planning hydrocarbon extraction from a hydrocarbon formation. The various methods and systems take a holistic approach to producer well placement and completion, injector well placement and completion, and borehole trajectories to reach the va... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7584165 | Support apparatus, method and system for real time operations and maintenance An apparatus, system and method for facilitating decision-making in connection with management of enterprise assets are disclosed. A real time expert decision support module is interfaced with an access portal including a navigation table for asset management, and w... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7554883 | Fault filter for seismic discontinuity data Various methods are disclosed for identifying faults in a seismic data volume. In some method embodiments, the fault identification method comprises determining a planarity value for each of multiple positions of an analysis window in the data volume. The planarity ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7546228 | Stochastically generating facility and well schedules A system comprising a memory and a processor. The memory is configured to store data and program instructions for a processing method. The processor is configured to read the program instructions from the memory. In response to execution of the program instructions,... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7545704 | Performing 3-D scatterer imaging from 2-D seismic data A method for analyzing seismic data from a formation. The method may first receive two-dimensional (2-D) seismic data of a formation comprising a number of individual seismic lines acquired over an exploration area and having a large interline spacing. The 2-D seism... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7502026 | System and method for analyzing and imaging three-dimensional volume data sets A system and method is provided for analyzing and imaging three-dimensional volume data sets. In one embodiment of the invention, a ribbon section is produced which may include a plurality of planes projected from a polyline. The polyline may include one or more lin... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7480205 | 3D fast fault restoration Solutions to the problem of reversing seismic fault movements are formulated using a model based on elasticity theory, and using finite element and boundary element methods for generating a solution. The solution involves defining slip vectors from known formations ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7450468 | Methods, systems, and computer readable media for interactively determining parameters for ocean-bottom hydrophone/geophone receiver combination deghosting Methods, systems, and computer readable media are provided for interactively determining optimum deghosting parameter values for suppressing ghost reflections. Seismic data are obtained from various hydrophone/geophone receiver locations. Energy traces are generated... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7412368 | Methods and computer-readable media for determining design parameters to prevent tubing buckling in deviated wellbores Methods and computer-readable media are provided for determining design parameters for oil well casing and tubing to prevent buckling in deviated wellbores. Well parameter data including tubing size, tubing weight, well depth, and well geometry is obtained and may b... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7412363 | Volume body renderer Irregular volumes within one or more three-dimensional volume datasets are identified and extracted in response to criteria. The processing involves automatically finding a seed voxel or seed cell that meets the criteria and thus belongs to an irregular volume of in... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409438 | Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for displaying high resolution content related to the exploration and production of geologic resources in a thin client computer network Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for displaying high resolution content generated by a securely hosted application program for the exploration and production of geologic resources on a thin client system in a client/server computer network.... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7397480 | System and method for applying accurate three-dimensional volume textures to arbitrary triangulated surfaces Systems and methods for displaying volume data on an arbitrary three-dimensional polygonal surface are disclosed. For each polygon in the polygonal surface, a two-dimensional texture tile is created and these texture tiles are combined to form texture atlases. Each ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7355923 | Seismic analysis using post-imaging seismic anisotropy corrections System and method for performing anisotropy corrections of post-imaging seismic data for a subsurface formation. The method may receive seismic data, preferably pre-stack seismic data comprising a plurality of traces, e.g., collected from a plurality of source and r... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352369 | System and method for approximating an editable surface A system and methods are disclosed for automatically approximating an editable surface from a 3D data set or a 3D point set, which may be imaged in the form of a NURBS surface. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337067 | System and method for attaching drilling information to three-dimensional visualizations of earth models A system and method for perceiving drilling learning through visualization is provided. In one embodiment using three-dimensional visualization of the earth model as a foundation, a new IT development strategy focuses on perceiving “Drilling Learning” by an intu... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7319637 | System and methods for enhancing an image of post-stack seismic data with pre-stack seismic data features A system and methods for enhancing an image of post-stack seismic data, with pre-stack seismic data features, and displaying the enhanced image with the image of the post-stack seismic data are disclosed. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310102 | System and method for applying accurate three-dimensional volume textures to arbitrary triangulated surfaces Systems and methods for displaying volume data on an arbitrary three-dimensional polygonal surface are disclosed. For each polygon in the polygonal surface, a two-dimensional texture tile is created and these texture tiles are combined to form texture atlases. Each ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7298376 | System and method for real-time co-rendering of multiple attributes An apparatus and method for enhancing the combined image of multiple attributes without compromising the image of either attribute. The combined image of the multiple attributes is enhanced for analyzing a predetermined property revealed by the attributes. The combi... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7283911 | System and method for interpreting reverse faults and multiple z-valued seismic horizons A system and method for interpreting reverse faults and multiple z-valued seismic horizons. A platform executable on a computer is provided for interpreting seismic data. The platform includes a user input module for accepting user inputs related to interpretation o... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281213 | System and method for network transmission of graphical data through a distributed application Systems and methods for network transmission of three-dimensional graphical data are disclosed. A single graphical application instance can virtually and efficiently exist on multiple local or remote display systems by directly sharing its raw rendered framebuffer m... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280932 | Method, systems, and computer readable media for optimizing the correlation of well log data using dynamic programming A method, systems, and computer readable media optimize the correlation of well log data utilizing dynamic programming. A geological signature in well log data from a reference well is mapped onto well log data from one or more target wells by using a dynamic progra... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7269540 | Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for fast updating of oil and gas field production models with physical and proxy simulators Methods, systems, and computer readable media are provided for fast updating of oil and gas field production optimization using physical and proxy simulators. A base model of a reservoir, well, or a pipeline network is established in one or more physical simulators.... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7248258 | System and method for analyzing and imaging three-dimensional volume data sets A system and method is provided for analyzing and imaging three-dimensional volume data sets. In one embodiment of the invention, a ribbon section is produced which may include a plurality of planes projected from a polyline. The polyline may include one or more lin... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7200540 | System and method for automated platform generation Systems for implementing methods for generating platform location sets comprising selecting a set of platform locations; determining additional platform locations to add to the set of platform locations; validating the additional platform locations, and determining ... | 04/03/2007 |
