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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 30, 2014
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

John Andrew Quirein, Georgetown, TX (US);

Arthur Chuen Hon Cheng, Houston, TX (US);

Mahmoud Eid Selim, Al-Khobar, SA;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/50 (2006.01); G01V 5/10 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/50 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 49/00 (2013.01); G01V 5/101 (2013.01); G01V 2210/6242 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method that includes obtaining log data of a downhole formation, and characterizing the downhole formation by determining stiffness coefficients including C, C, C, C, C, and C. Cis a function of C, C, C, and at least one of a kerogen volume and a clay volume derived from the log data. In another method or system, Cis derived based at least in part on Ccalculated as C=k[C+2(C−C)]+kor Ccalculated as C=((C−k)/k)−2(C−C), where kand kare predetermined constants. In another method or system, Cis derived in part from at least one of a kerogen volume derived from the log data, a clay volume derived from the log data, Ccalculated as C=k[C+2(C−C)]+k, or Ccalculated as C=((C−k)/k)−2(C−C), where kand kare predetermined constants.


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