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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2009
Christopher Tapscott, Houston, TX (US);
Steven R. Schreuder, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Ronald J. Kleist, Houston, TX (US);
Richard Thomas Mifflin, Houston, TX (US);
Can Ardic, London, GB;
Pierre Kedzierski, Houston, TX (US);
Kinesh K. Patel, Plano, TX (US);
Christopher Tapscott, Houston, TX (US);
Steven R. Schreuder, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Ronald J. Kleist, Houston, TX (US);
Richard Thomas Mifflin, Houston, TX (US);
Can Ardic, London, GB;
Pierre Kedzierski, Houston, TX (US);
Kinesh K. Patel, Plano, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods for identifying hydrocarbon plays include applying predictive models to sediment fill volume(s) to provide play-element volume(s) representing at least one play element. Each play-element volume represents at least 1) qualities of the at least one play element and 2) a probability that the at least one play element satisfies determined criteria for each of a plurality of locations within a basin. The methods further include analyzing the play-element volume(s) to define play-concept volume(s) representing hydrocarbon play(s). Each of a plurality of locations within the play-concept volume(s) is attributed with: 1) an identification of each play element associated with the location, 2) the qualities of each play element, 3) the probability for each play element that it satisfies determined criteria, and 4) a composite likelihood that the location represents a hydrocarbon play. At least one of the volumes may be used to identify hydrocarbon play(s).