Method for determination of real subsoil geological formation
AssigneeTotal SA
InventorGérard Massonnat
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method for determination of a real subsoil geological formation. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving a model representing the real subsoil, receiving a proportions cube describing geological properties of the model, determining a permeability value for a plurality of locations of the model based on the received proportions cube, determining a gradient of the flow speed based on the permeability value determined for a plurality of locations of the model, and determining a fluvial formation based on the gradient of the flow speed.
Claims11
A method for determination of a real subsoil geological formation, comprising:
- receiving a model representing real subsoil;
- receiving a proportions cube describing geological properties of the model;
- determining a permeability value for a plurality of locations of the model based on the received proportions cube;
- determining a gradient of the flow speed based on the permeability value determined for the plurality of locations of the model;
- determining a fluvial formation as a real subsoil geological formation based on the gradient of the flow speed;
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- outputting a complete model to a computing device, the complete model providing data indicating the determined fluvial formation as a real subsoil geological formation, which is usable to identify a hydrocarbon reservoir based on the determined fluvial formation and enable an industrial production plan for production of hydrocarbons based on the complete model.
A device for determination of a real subsoil geological formation, comprising:
- an interface configured to receive a model representing the real subsoil;
- an interface configured to receive a proportions cube describing geological properties of the model;
- a circuit configured to determine a permeability value for a plurality of locations of the model based on the received proportions cube;
- a circuit configured to determine a gradient of the flow speed based on the permeability value determined for the plurality of locations of the model;
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- a circuit configured to determine a fluvial formation as a real subsoil geological formation based on the gradient of the flow speed, and to output a complete model to a computing device, the complete model providing data indicating the determined fluvial formation as a real subsoil geological formation, which is usable to identify a hydrocarbon reservoir based on the determined fluvial formation and enable an industrial production plan for production of hydrocarbons based on the complete model.
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 device and adapted to cause the data-processing device to perform a method for determination of a real subsoil geological formation when the computer program is run by the data-processing device, the method comprising:
- receiving a model representing real subsoil;
- receiving a proportions cube describing geological properties of the model;
- determining a permeability value for a plurality of locations of the model based on the received proportions cube;
- determining a gradient of the flow speed based on the permeability value determined for the plurality of locations of the model;
- determining a fluvial formation as a real subsoil geological formation based on the gradient of the flow speed;
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- outputting a complete model to a computing device, the complete model providing data indicating the determined fluvial formation as a real subsoil geological formation, which is usable to identify a hydrocarbon reservoir based on the determined fluvial formation and enable an industrial production plan for production of hydrocarbons based on the complete model.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.