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Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 25, 2022
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Michael Linley Fripp, Singapore, SG;

Michael Christie, Aberdeenshire, GB;

Luke William Holderman, Singapore, SG;

Arpana Singh, Singapore, SG;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 7/06 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01); G01V 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 7/06 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 47/00 (2013.01); G01V 11/002 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure presents processes to locate one or more quantum gravimeters at a hydrocarbon well site, with at least one quantum gravimeter at a surface location. One or more additional gravimeters, whether quantum gravimeters or non-quantum gravimeters, can be located downhole a wellbore of the well site. Gravitational data collected from various gravimeters can be analyzed to produce analyzed gravitational parameters and subterranean formation parameters. In some aspects, the gravitational data can be processed, such as by an inversion algorithm or a noise reduction algorithm. The generated results can be used to calibrate non-quantum gravimeters located proximate the well site or downhole the wellbore, identify a depth and direction of a water front, identify the fluid flow of hydrocarbons or water in the subterranean formation, to identify orphaned hydrocarbon reservoirs, or other characteristics of fluid flow or subterranean formation parameters, such as subterranean formation damage.


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