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:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
May. 20, 2004
Max Deffenbaugh, Houston, TX (US);
John C. Van Wagoner, Houston, TX (US);
Chun Huh, Austin, TX (US);
Tao Sun, Missouri City, TX (US);
Max Deffenbaugh, Houston, TX (US);
John C. Van Wagoner, Houston, TX (US);
Chun Huh, Austin, TX (US);
Tao Sun, Missouri City, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The internal properties of a water-lain sediment body can be determined from the shape of the deposit. One method comprises solving equations relating the shape of a sediment body to the flow field that produced the body and using the flow field to solve for the sediment body properties in at least one point within the body. The flow field properties include flow velocity, suspended sediment volume fractions, deposition time, and flow height. The properties of the water-lain sediments include, in addition to the flow properties associated with deposition of the sediments, the thickness of the sediment body, the size of the body, the shape of the body, and the grain size distribution at points within the body.