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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
May. 07, 2012
Jack Dvorkin, Houston, TX (US);
Henrique Tono, Houston, TX (US);
Carl Sisk, Houston, TX (US);
David Malone, Houston, TX (US);
Jack Dvorkin, Houston, TX (US);
Henrique Tono, Houston, TX (US);
Carl Sisk, Houston, TX (US);
David Malone, Houston, TX (US);
Ingrain, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for integrating logging tool data and digital rock physics to estimate rock formation properties. A rock sample from a logging tool such as a sidewall plug or large enough cutting can be extracted by the logging tool at approximately the same well bore location that the logging tool measures fluid properties. The rock samples thus obtained is scanned using a CT scanner, scanning electron microscope or other suitable scanning device. The resulting scanned rock image can be segmented and rock properties comprising porosity, absolute permeability, relative permeability, capillary pressure and other relevant rock properties are calculated. The resulting digital calculations are integrated with logging tool data and rock property estimates to improve the accuracy and timeliness of the logging tool data.