IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,682,167
Granted Patent B2
US 11,682,167 · App. 16/753,945 · Granted Jun 20, 2023

Seamless scaling geomodeling

Inventors: Jeffrey Marc Yarus (Houston, TX); Rae Mohan Srivastava (Toronto, CA); Yevgeniy Zagayevskiy (Houston, TX); Gaetan Bardy (Spring, TX); Maurice Gehin (Houston, TX); Genbao Shi (Sugarland, TX)
Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
G06T17/05G06F16/29G06T19/20
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Patent No.
US 11,682,167
App. No.
16/753,945
Granted
Jun 20, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for creating a seamless scalable geological model may comprise identifying one or more geological scales, establishing a geological tied system, identifying one or more graphical resolution levels for each of the one or more geological scales, constructing the seamless scalable geological model, and producing a post-process model. A system for creating a seamless scalable geological model may comprise an information handling system, which may comprise a random access memory, a graphics module, a main memory, a secondary memory, and one or more processors configured to run a seamless scalable geological model software.

Claims (51)

1. A method for creating a scalable geological model comprising:

identifying a plurality of geological scales;

establishing a geological tiered system;

identifying one or more graphical resolution levels for each geologic scale in the plurality of geological scales;

assimilating geological data from the plurality of geological scales to form a scalable geological model;

adding a well scale to the scalable geological model if a petrophysical property is present in a data set, wherein the petrophysical property is a continuous variable;

utilizing a point cloud method to handle one or more continuous variables;

utilizing a gridless point vector method to handle one or more categorical variables;

utilizing the scalable geological model to control and predict induced fracture propagation during a hydraulic fracturing operation; and

utilizing the scalable geological model to create one or more production forecasts.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising zooming in on the scalable geological model.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising zooming out on the scalable geological model.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of geological scales are a global scale, a regional scale, a basin scale, a reservoir scale, or the well scale.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more graphical resolution levels range from a coarse resolution to a fine resolution.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the global scale comprises a continent or an ocean.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the regional scale comprises a deltaic system, a continental shelf, a shallow marine setting, or a deep marine setting.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the basin scale comprises a flood plain, a levee, a fluvial channel, a shoreface, a continental slope break, or an offshore system.

9. The method of claim 4 , wherein the reservoir scale comprises a flood plain permeable facies, a flood plain impermeable facies, a levee permeable facies, a levee impermeable facie, a fluvial channel permeable facie, a fluvial channel impermeable facie, a shoreface permeable facie, a shoreface impermeable facie, a continental slope break permeable facie, a continental slope break impermeable facie, an offshore permeable facie, or an offshore impermeable facie.

10. The method of claim 4 , wherein the well scale comprises a permeable facie petrophysical property or an impermeable facie petrophysical property.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing a drilling operation, stimulation operation, or production operation which produces new data for the geological tiered system.

12. A method for creating a scalable geological model comprising:

identifying a plurality of geological scales;

establishing a geological tiered system;

identifying one or more graphical resolution levels for each geologic scale in the plurality of geological scales, wherein the one or more geological scales are a global scale, a regional scale, a basin scale, a reservoir scale, or a well scale;

utilizing a gridless point vector method to handle categorical variables;

utilizing a point cloud method to handle continuous variables;

utilizing the scalable geological model to control and predict induced fracture propagation during a hydraulic fracturing operation; and

utilizing the scalable geological model to create one or more production forecasts.

13. A system for creating a scalable geological model comprising:

an information handling system comprising:

a random access memory;

a graphics module;

a main memory;

a secondary memory; and

one or more processors configured to run a software to:

identify a plurality of geological scales;

establish a geological tiered system;

identify one or more graphical resolution levels for each geologic scale in the plurality of geological scales;

assimilate geological data from the plurality of geological scales to form a scalable geological model;

handle categorical variables with a gridless point vector method;

handle continuous variables with a point cloud method;

add a well scale to the scalable geological model if a petrophysical property is present in a data set;

use the scalable geological model to control and predict induced fracture propagation during a hydraulic fracturing operation; and

use the scalable geological model to create one or more production forecasts.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to zoom in on the scalable geological model.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to zoom out on the scalable geological model.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more geological scales are a global scale, a regional scale, a basin scale, a reservoir scale, or the well scale.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more graphical resolution levels range from a coarse resolution to a fine resolution.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to add new data from a drilling operation, stimulation operation, or production operation.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to update the scalable geological model based at least in part on the new data.

20. The system of claim 13 , wherein the software is disposed on the main memory or the secondary memory.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2020
From: YARUS, JEFFREY MARC; SRIVASTAVA, RAE MOHAN; ZAGAYEVSKIY, YEVGENIY; BARDY, GAETAN; GEHIN, MAURICE; SHI, GENBAO
To: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052320/0555 →
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