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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Henry W. Posamentier, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Cung Khac VU, Houston, TX (US);
James P. Disiena, Houston, TX (US);
Todd Dygert, Kingwood, TX (US);
Henry W. Posamentier, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Cung Khac Vu, Houston, TX (US);
James P. DiSiena, Houston, TX (US);
Todd Dygert, Kingwood, TX (US);
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present technology integrate seismic data and geologic concepts into earth model building. More specifically, exemplary embodiments provide new ways to build an earth model based on information in the seismic data and geologic concepts to use as a context to interpret the seismic data and/or to add to the earth model in regions where the seismic data is missing (e.g., either no data or no data resolvability). In some embodiments, a deterministic framework is generated for an earth models through deterministic identification of discrete geobodies. A hybrid deterministic-geostatistical earth model is generated by filling stratigraphic gaps in a deterministic framework using geostatistical information and/or seismic inversion, in accordance with some embodiments.