Patents
US 11521122 B2: Automated seismic interpretation systems and methods for continual learning and inference of geological features
- Granted
- 2022-12-06
- Filed
- 2019-11-15 application 16685692
- Type
- Utility · 27 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for automated seismic interpretation (ASI), including: obtaining trained models comprising a geologic scenario from a model repository, wherein the trained models comprise executable code; obtaining test data comprising geophysical data for a subsurface region; and performing an inference on the test data with the trained models to generate a feature probability map representative of subsurface features. A method and apparatus for machine learning, including: an ASI model; a training dataset comprising seismic images and a plurality of data portions; a plurality of memory locations, each comprising a replication of the ASI model and a different data portion of the training dataset; a plurality of data augmentation modules, each identified with one of the plurality of memory locations; a training module configured to receive output from the plurality of data augmentation modules; and a model repository configured to receive updated models from the training module.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg221206.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 1,118 patents | US company or organization | Spring, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Liu | Schenectady, NY | 67 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Huseyin Denli | Jalan Pedongkelan, NJ | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kuang-Hung Liu | Jalan Pedongkelan, NJ | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael H. Kovalski | Summit, NJ | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Victoria M. Som De Cerff | Jersey City, NJ | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Cody J. MacDonald | Houston, TX | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Diego A. Hernandez | Tomball, TX | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01V | Geophysics; gravitational measurements; detecting masses or objects; tags | G01V20/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F16/2246 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06N | Computing arrangements based on specific computational models | G06N7/01 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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