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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2005
Applicants:
Daniel Moos, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Pavel Peska, Prague, TX (US);
Chris Ward, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
GeoMechanics International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Pre-drill pore pressure and fracture gradient predictions obtained from seismic velocity data are used in well design taking into account uncertainties in the velocity estimation and in the models that use the velocities to determine pore pressure. Using geological constraints, limits are established on hydrocarbon column height. It is also possible to predict the relative number of casings required to reach target reservoirs.