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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2013
Ingrain, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Joel Walls, Houston, TX (US);
Elizabeth Diaz, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Suhrer, Houston, TX (US);
Boaz Nur, Houston, TX (US);
Avrami Grader, Houston, TX (US);
Gustavo Carpio, Houston, TX (US);
Timothy Cavanaugh, Houston, TX (US);
Marcus Ganz, Houston, TX (US);
Ingrain, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for estimating properties of porous media, such as fine pore or tight rocks, is provided. The method comprises digital image scanning of sequential sub-samples of porous media at progressively higher resolution to systematically identify sub-sections of interest within the original sample and then estimate properties of the porous media. The resulting properties of the porous media then can be optionally upscaled to further estimate the properties of larger volumes of the porous media such as rock facies or subterranean reservoirs. A system operable for conducting the method also is provided.