The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2019
Chevron U.s.a. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Daniel A. Minguez, La Canada, CA (US);
Thomas Matthew Laroche, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Keith R. Thomas, Sugarland, TX (US);
Alan Morgan, Houston, TX (US);
Elizabeth Anna Edwards Johnson, Sugar Land, TX (US);
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., San Ramon, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for quantitatively evaluating multiple computer-based plate tectonic models for application in a geographic region of interest, in some embodiments, comprises: selecting a plurality of computer-based plate tectonic models; using multiple computer-based plate tectonic models to generate one or more predictions for one or more geological parameters; obtaining observational data for each of said one or more geological parameters; for each of said one or more geological parameters, quantitatively comparing the predictions and the observational data to determine model rankings; and displaying said model rankings on a computer display.