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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2013
Applicants:
Maisha Lara Amaru, Houston, TX (US);
Cory James Hoelting, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Maisha Lara Amaru, Houston, TX (US);
Cory James Hoelting, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/00 (2006.01); G01V 1/36 (2006.01); G01V 1/28 (2006.01); G01V 1/30 (2006.01); G01V 99/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/36 (2013.01); G01V 1/282 (2013.01); G01V 1/303 (2013.01); G01V 99/005 (2013.01); G01V 2210/622 (2013.01); G01V 2210/66 (2013.01); G01V 2210/661 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of a method for correcting velocity models for complex topographies are disclosed herein. In general, embodiments of the method utilize velocity corrections based on geomechanical effects to correct a velocity model to take into account complex surface topographies. In particular, embodiments of the method use a nucleus strain theory to determine the velocity corrections. Further details and advantages of various embodiments of the method are described in more detail herein.