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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2008
Jack Dvorkin, Redwood City, CA (US);
Naum Derzhi, Sugarland, TX (US);
Meghan Armbruster, Houston, TX (US);
Qian Fang, Houston, TX (US);
Zbigniew Wojcik, Houston, TX (US);
Jack Dvorkin, Redwood City, CA (US);
Naum Derzhi, Sugarland, TX (US);
Meghan Armbruster, Houston, TX (US);
Qian Fang, Houston, TX (US);
Zbigniew Wojcik, Houston, TX (US);
Ingrain, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for determining in-situ relationships between physical properties of a porous medium from a sample thereof includes acquiring a three-dimensional image of the sample and segmenting the image into pixels representing pore space and pixels representing rock grain. A plurality of sub-volumes are selected from the segmented image, and a porosity is calculated for each of the sub-volumes. A digital simulation is conducted on each of the sub-volumes to obtain a selected physical property for the sub-volume. A relationship is determined between porosity and the selected physical property using relationship data comprising the calculated porosity and the simulated physical property for each of the sub-volumes. The method includes at least one of storing and displaying the relationship.