Modeling geologic objects in faulted formations
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsDavid Mack Endres, Horacio R. Bouzas
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Abstract
A system and method of modeling a geological body in a contemporary formation is presented that includes constructing a geologic object based on an original depositional paleo-space associated with the contemporary formation, and transforming the geologic object based on a deformation model of the contemporary formation using acquired data, the transforming allowing modeling of the deformed formation geological body and a lateral extent spanning a plurality of fault blocks.
Claims31
A method of modeling a faulted formation geological body with a lateral extent spanning a plurality of fault blocks in a contemporary formation using data acquired from the formation and stored in a data processing system, the method comprising:
- constructing a geological object using the acquired data situated in a depositional paleo-space model associated with the contemporary formation;
- and
- transforming the geological object constructed in paleo-space based on a deformation model of the contemporary formation, the transforming allowing three dimensional modeling of the deformed formation geological body, the transforming allowing modeling of the deformed formation geological body with the lateral extent spanning the plurality of fault blocks.
A system for modeling geologic objects in deformed formations, the system comprising:
- an applications module adapted to transform a graphical representation of ancillary spatial data representing a geologic object by constructing a geologic object based on an original depositional paleo-space associated with a contemporary formation, and transforming the geologic object based on a deformation model of the contemporary formation using the ancillary spatial data;
- an application programming interface coupled to the applications module, the application programming interface adapted for input/output manipulation;
- a design database adapted to provide a plurality of tools for the input/output manipulation;
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- a geometry database coupled to the application programming interface.
An apparatus for modeling a deformed formation geological body in a contemporary formation using data acquired from the formation, the apparatus comprising:
- means for constructing a geologic object based on an original depositional paleo-space associated with the contemporary formation;
- and
- means for transforming the geologic object based on a deformation model of the contemporary formation using the acquired data, the transforming allowing three dimensional modeling of the deformed formation geological body.
A method for modeling geologic objects in deformed formations, the method comprising:
- transforming a graphical representation of ancillary spatial data representing a geologic object using one or more spatial paleo-transforms;
- recording the transform for predetermined points;
- inverse transforming predetermined portions of the transformed graphical representation;
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- trimming the inverse transformed graphical representation, the trimming providing a deformed formation geological body in a contemporary space model.
An apparatus for modeling geologic objects in faulted formations, the apparatus comprising:
- means for transforming a graphical representation of ancillary spatial data representing a geologic object using one or more spatial paleo-transforms;
- means for recording the transform for predetermined points;
- means for inverse transforming predetermined portions of the transformed graphical representation;
- and
- means for trimming the inverse transformed graphical representation, the trimming providing a deformed formation geological body in a contemporary space model.
A program product comprising:
- signal bearing media bearing program code for:
- transforming a graphical representation of ancillary spatial data representing a geologic object using one or more spatial paleo-transforms;
- recording the transform for predetermined points;
- inverse transforming predetermined portions of the transformed graphical representation;
- and
- trimming the inverse transformed graphical representation, the trimming providing a deformed formation geological body in a contemporary space model.
A program product comprising:
- signal bearing media bearing program code for:
- constructing a geologic object based on an original depositional paleo-space associated with the contemporary formation;
- and
- transforming the geologic object based on a deformation model of the contemporary formation using the acquired data, the transforming allowing three dimensional modeling of a deformed formation geological body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.