Performing geoscience interpretation with simulated data
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorGeorge William Celniker
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method, computer system, and computer program for simulation based interpretation of geological data stored in a geoscience model. Data is acquired and interpreted to produce a geoscience model. A simulator is applied to a simulation input model to produce synthetic data. The synthetic data is compared to the acquired data, which was used to build the geoscience model. The geoscience model is edited to reduce the difference between the acquired data and the synthetic data.
Claims18
A method for analyzing geological data sampled from a subsurface region and an analysis of the geological data being stored in a geoscience model on a magnetic media, comprising
- acquiring data;
- interpreting the acquired data to produce the geoscience model;
- building a simulation input model from the geoscience model;
- applying an original acquisition experiment simulator to the simulation input model to produce synthetic data;
- comparing the acquired data to the synthetic data to produce a difference;
- and editing the geoscience model to reduce the difference.
A computer system for analyzing geological data stored in a geoscience model on a computer-readable magnetic media, comprising
- means for acquiring data;
- means for interpreting the acquired data to produce the geoscience model;
- means for building a simulation input model from the geoscience model;
- means for applying an original acquisition experiment simulator to the simulation input model to produce synthetic data;
- means for comparing the acquired data to the synthetic data to produce a difference;
- and
- means for editing the geoscience model to reduce the difference.
A computer program, residing on a computer-readable medium, for analyzing geological data sampled from a subsurface region, the geological data and an analysis of the geological data being stored in a geoscience model on a magnetic media, comprising instructions for causing a computer to
- acquire data;
- interpret the acquired data to produce the geoscience model;
- build a simulation input model from the geoscience model;
- apply an original acquisition experiment simulator to the simulation input model to produce synthetic data;
- compare the acquired data to the synthetic data to produce a difference;
- and
- edit the geoscience model to reduce the difference.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.