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Patent No.:

US 8909508 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 28, 2012

Petrographic image analysis for determining capillary pressure in porous media

Applicants:

Neil F. Hurley, Boston, MA (US);

Mustafa AL Ibrahim, Safwa, SA;

Weishu Zhao, Quincy, MA (US);

Inventors:

Neil F. Hurley, Boston, MA (US);

Mustafa Al Ibrahim, Safwa, SA;

Weishu Zhao, Quincy, MA (US);

Assignee:

Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Attorneys:

Bridget Laffey

Jakub Michna

Daniel Matthews

Primary Examiner:

Saif Alhija

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/50 (2006.01); G06G 7/48 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/60 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); E21B 49/08 (2013.01); E21B 49/087 (2013.01); G06T 7/0081 (2013.01); G06T 7/602 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10056 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20148 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20152 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30108 (2013.01);
Abstract

This disclosed subject matter is generally related to methods for characterizing two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) samples to determine pore-body and pore-throat size distributions and capillary pressure curves in porous media using petrographic image analysis. Input includes high-resolution petrographic images and laboratory-derived porosity measurements. Output includes: (1) pore-body and pore-throat size distributions, and (2) simulated capillary pressure curves for both pore bodies and pore throats.

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Hurley, Neil. (2014). Petrographic image analysis for determining capillary pressure in porous media (U.S. Patent No. 8909508). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8909508

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