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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2012
Applicants:

Michael Lawson, Houston, TX (US);

Robert J. Pottorf, Houston, TX (US);

Steven R. May, Missouri City, TX (US);

Amelia C. Robinson, Houston, TX (US);

Sumathy Raman, Annandale, NJ (US);

Sebastien L. Dreyfus, Houston, TX (US);

Cara L. Davis, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Michael Lawson, Houston, TX (US);

Robert J. Pottorf, Houston, TX (US);

Steven R. May, Missouri City, TX (US);

Amelia C. Robinson, Houston, TX (US);

Sumathy Raman, Annandale, NJ (US);

Sebastien L. Dreyfus, Houston, TX (US);

Cara L. Davis, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 9/00 (2006.01); E21B 49/02 (2006.01); G01V 11/00 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/10 (2012.01); G01V 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/02 (2013.01); E21B 41/0092 (2013.01); E21B 47/1015 (2013.01); G01V 9/00 (2013.01); G01V 5/00 (2013.01); G01V 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method is disclosed for producing hydrocarbons with the use of reservoir surveillance. The method includes interpreting a sample to determine noble gas signatures and clumped isotope signatures for the region of interest. Then, using the region of interest fingerprint to perform reservoir surveillance on produced fluids from the subsurface regions.


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