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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/267 (2006.01); E21B 43/08 (2006.01); E21B 43/27 (2006.01); G01V 20/00 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/267 (2013.01); E21B 43/082 (2013.01); E21B 43/27 (2020.05); G01V 20/00 (2024.01); G01V 2210/66 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, comprising receiving input data representing a subterranean formation, defining a grid representing the input data, with the grid including cells. The method also includes identifying at least one of the cells in which kerogen is present based on the input data, simulating hydrocarbon movement within the kerogen using the grid, and generating a model of hydrocarbon expulsion to pore space based on the simulating.