Determining and displaying reserve estimates for a reservoir
AssigneeLandmark Graphics Corporation
InventorsMichael David Ewing, Catalina Maria Luneburg, Sammi Igarashi
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining and displaying reserve estimates for a reservoir by generating a table and, optionally, a report and/or a graph for the reserve estimates and predefined identification properties that uniquely describe the reserve estimates.
Claims20
A method for determining reserve estimates for a reservoir, which comprises:
- creating a thickness grid using a sealed triangulated mesh and a computer processor;
- determining reserve estimates in a reservoir model using one of a volume of the sealed triangulated mesh and the thickness grid;
- converting the reserve estimates, the sealed triangulated mesh and the thickness grid into a printable string;
- and
- displaying the sealed triangulated mesh and the thickness grid with at least one of a table, a report and a graph.
A non-transitory program carrier device tangibly carrying computer-executable instructions for determining reserve estimates for a reservoir, the instructions being executable to implement:
- creating a thickness grid using a sealed triangulated mesh;
- determining reserve estimates in a reservoir model using one of a volume of the sealed triangulated mesh and the thickness grid;
- converting the reserve estimates, the sealed triangulated mesh and the thickness grid into a printable string;
- and
- displaying the sealed triangulated mesh and the thickness grid with at least one of a table, a report and a graph.
A non-transitory program carrier device tangibly carrying computer-executable instructions for determining reserve estimates for a reservoir, the instructions being executable to implement:
- creating a thickness grid using a sealed triangulated mesh;
- and
- determining reserve estimates in a reservoir model using one of a volume of the sealed triangulated mesh and the thickness grid;
- converting the reserve estimates, the sealed triangulated mesh and the thickness grid into a printable string;
- storing the printable string with a link to a 3D modeling engine and predefined identification properties describing the reserve estimates;
- generating at least one of a table, a report and a graph for the reserve estimates and the predefined identification properties using the printable string;
- and displaying the sealed triangulated mesh and the thickness grid with the at least one of the table, the report and the graph.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.