US 2021/0340867 A1 · DETERMINING EXPLORATION POTENTIAL RANKING FOR PETROLEUM PLAYS

Abstract

A system for determining exploration potential ranking for petroleum plays according to some aspects receives geological survey data of a geographical area to be ranked for a future petroleum play. The system generates predicted values based on the geological survey data, each predicted value indicating a probability that a portion of the basin includes a first characteristic. A set of polygons that represent the basin may be generated based on the predicted values. Each polygon represents a contiguous portion of the basin that has a same predicted value. A basin is score is generated by: generating a score for each polygon using the predicted value; and aggregating the score of each polygon of the set of polygons into the basin score. The basin score is displayed for use displaying for use in determining an area in which drilling a wellbore would have a greater probability of success.

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Dependent claims

A computing device comprising:

a processing device;
and
a non-transitory memory device comprising instructions that are executable by the processing device to cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:
receiving geological survey data of a geographical area, the geographical area including a basin;
generating, based on the geological survey data, a set of predicted values, each predicted value indicating a probability that a first portion of the basin includes a first characteristic;
generating, based on the set of predicted values, a first set of polygons that represent the basin, each polygon of the first set of polygons representing the first portion of the basin that has a same predicted value;
calculating a basin score for the basin by:
generating a presence score for each polygon of the first set of polygons using the predicted value;
and
generating the basin score by aggregating the presence score of each polygon of the first set of polygons;
and
displaying, for use in determining an area in which drilling a wellbore would have a greater probability of success, the basin score of the basin.

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A method comprising:

receiving, by a processing device, geological survey data of a geographical area, the geographical area including a basin;
generating, by the processing device and based on the geological survey data, a set of predicted values, each predicted value indicating a probability that a first portion of the basin includes a first characteristic;
generating, by the processing device and based on the set of predicted values, a first set of polygons that represent the basin, each polygon of the first set of polygons representing the first portion of the basin that has a same predicted value;
calculating, by the processing device, a basin score for the basin by:
generating, by the processing device, a presence score for each polygon of the first set of polygons using the predicted value;
and
generating, by the processing device, the basin score by aggregating the presence score of each polygon of the first set of polygons;
and
displaying, by the processing device for use in determining an area in which drilling a wellbore would have a greater probability of success, the basin score of the basin.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium that includes instructions that are executable by a processing device for causing the processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving geological survey data of a geographical area, the geographical area including a basin;
generating, based on the geological survey data, a set of predicted values, each predicted value indicating a probability that a first portion of the basin includes a first characteristic;
generating, based on the set of predicted values, a first set of polygons that represent the basin, each polygon of the first set of polygons representing the first portion of the basin that has a same predicted value;
calculating a basin score for the basin by:
generating a presence score for each polygon of the first set of polygons using the predicted value;
and
generating the basin score by aggregating the presence score of each polygon of the first set of polygons;
and
displaying, for use in determining an area in which drilling a wellbore would have a greater probability of success, the basin score of the basin.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Determining exploration potential ranking for petroleum plays

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Determining exploration potential ranking for petroleum plays

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