# US 10,310,116 B2 · Method for determining a stacked model describing architectural elements

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- Number: US 10,310,116 B2
- Document ID: US10310116B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/889,933
- Filed: 2013-05-07
- Published: 2016-04-28
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2013-05-07
- Assignees: Total SA
- Applicants: Total SA
- Inventors: Aurèle Forge; Vincent Henrion; Pierre Biver
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10310116B2

## CPC

- G01V 1/301: {for determining seismic cross-sections or geostructures}
- G01V 1/282: {Application of seismic models, synthetic seismograms}
- G01V 20/00: Geomodelling in general
- G01V 2210/661: Model from sedimentation process modeling, e.g. from first principles
- G01V: GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS (means for indicating the location of accidentally buried, e.g. snow-buried, persons A63B29/02)

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for determining a stacked model describing architectural elements from a plurality of architectural element. The method comprises selecting an architectural element, determining merged zone, the merged zone being function of the zone of the selected architectural element and zones of related architectural elements, determining a probabilistic zone, the probabilistic zone being a function of the merged zone, and determining a probabilistic superposition value associated with the determined probabilistic zone, the probabilistic superposition value being a function of the superposition value of the selected architectural element. The previous steps are repeated for each architectural element in the plurality of architectural elements. The method further comprises stacking every determined probabilistic zone in a stacked model according to the determined probabilistic superposition value associated therewith, and providing the stacked model.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for determining a stacked model describing architectural elements from a plurality of architectural elements in a provided two or three dimensional geological model of a real subsoil, having a plurality of points, each architectural element comprising:
a superposition value,
a set of related architectural elements, the related architectural elements being in the plurality of architectural elements, and
a geological zone comprising a set of points of the geological model,
the method comprising:
/a/ selecting an architectural element in the plurality of architectural elements,
/b/ determining a merged zone, the merged zone being function of the zone of the selected architectural element and zones of related architectural elements in the set of the selected architectural element;
/c/ determining a probabilistic zone, the probabilistic zone being a function of the merged zone;
/d/ determining a probabilistic superposition value associated with the determined probabilistic zone, the probabilistic superposition value being a function of the superposition value of the selected architectural element;
wherein steps /a/, /b/, /c/ and /d/ are repeated for each architectural element in the plurality of architectural elements;
the method further comprising:
/e/ stacking every determined probabilistic zone in a stacked model according to the determined probabilistic superposition value associated therewith;
/f/ providing the stacked model; and
/g/ determining an estimate of oil/gas reserves in the subsoil based on said stacked model.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein each superposition value of the architectural element in the plurality of architectural elements is different.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one set of related architectural elements comprises at least one element.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the merged zone is determined by combining the zone of the selected architectural element and zones of related architectural elements in the set of the selected architectural element.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein determining a probabilistic zone comprises:
for each point of the merged zone, associating an initial probability value to 1;
for each point of the model and not of the merged zone, associating an initial probability value to 0;
for each point of the model, selecting the point and computing a final probability value, the computation comprising a mean of initial probability values of points in a window around the selected point;
determining a stochastic value;
and wherein the probabilistic zone comprises points of the model having a final probability value above the stochastic value.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein, the merged zone being associated with
a maximum contour associated with a maximum probability value pmax, and
a minimum contour associated with a minimum probability value pmin,
wherein determining a probabilistic zone comprises:
for each point between the minimum contour and the maximum contour, associating a final probability value in the interval ]pmin; pmax [;
determining a stochastic value;
and wherein the probabilistic zone comprises points of the model having a final probability value above the stochastic value.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method according to claim 6 wherein associating a final probability value in the interval ]pmin; pmax[ comprises:
determining the minimal distance dmin from the point to the minimum contour;
determining the minimal distance dmax from the point to the maximum contour;
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### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein, the probabilistic superposition value is equal to the superposition value of the selected architectural element.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, having stored thereon a computer program comprising program instructions, the computer program being loadable into a data-processing unit and adapted to cause the data-processing unit to carry out the method of claim 1 when the computer program is run by the data-processing device.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A device for determining a stacked model describing architectural elements from a plurality of architectural elements in a provided two dimensional geological model having a plurality of points, each architectural element comprising: a superposition value, a set of related architectural elements, the related architectural elements being in the plurality of architectural elements, and a geological zone comprising a set of points of the geological model, the device comprising: a circuit, a memory having stored thereon a computer program comprising program instructions, the computer program being loadable into a circuit and adapted to cause the circuit to carry out the method of claim 1 when the computer program is run by the circuit, an interface for providing the stacked model.