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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Chul-sung Kim, Houston, TX (US);
Mark Dobin, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventors:
Chul-Sung Kim, Houston, TX (US);
Mark Dobin, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/50 (2006.01); G06G 7/48 (2006.01); G01V 99/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 99/00 (2013.01); G01V 99/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Distinct paths (), e.g., locally optimal, are determined in a heterogeneous velocity field () between a source object and a target object () using gradients () of a two-way total arrival time field (). The foregoing technique may be used to assess hydrocarbon reservoir connectivity.