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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2016
Applicants:
Scott C. Hornbostel, Houston, TX (US);
Homer C. Jones, Houston, TX (US);
John Blum, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Scott C. Hornbostel, Houston, TX (US);
Homer C. Jones, Houston, TX (US);
John Blum, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/30 (2006.01); G01V 1/38 (2006.01); G01V 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2013.01); G01V 1/301 (2013.01); G01V 1/303 (2013.01); G01V 1/362 (2013.01); G01V 1/364 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting hydrocarbons is described. The method includes obtaining seismic data associated with a body of water in a survey region, analyzing the seismic data to identify at least one noise indicator to produce a noise indicator image; and determining seepage locations by comparing the at least one noise indicator image to the seismic data.