Patents
US 11531127 B2: Methods and systems for reference-based inversion of seismic image volumes
- Granted
- 2022-12-20
- Filed
- 2019-04-24 application 16393515
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
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.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg221220.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enru Liu | Sugar Land, TX | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew S. Casey | Houston, TX | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John E. Mayhew | Spring, TX | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthias Imhof | Katy, TX | 28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| J. Clayton Bell | Spring, TX | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01V | Geophysics; gravitational measurements; detecting masses or objects; tags | G01V1/282 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06T | Image data processing or generation, in general | G06T15/08 | 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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