Saudi arabian oil company (20240319397). SPATIAL VARIATIONS OF PORE PRESSURE simplified abstract
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SPATIAL VARIATIONS OF PORE PRESSURE
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Ahmed Naseem Al-dawood of Dhahran (SA)
SPATIAL VARIATIONS OF PORE PRESSURE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240319397 titled 'SPATIAL VARIATIONS OF PORE PRESSURE
The patent application describes methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for calculating pore pressure in a reservoir.
- Receiving input data including rock density, seismic data, and pore pressure measurements from a modular formation dynamic tester (MDT).
- Calculating the overburden pressure volume of the reservoir based on rock density.
- Generating an overburden pressure volume of the reservoir.
- Generating an acoustic impedance volume of the reservoir based on seismic data.
- Calculating an effective stress volume of the reservoir based on overburden pressure and MDT pore pressure measurements.
- Generating an estimated pore pressure volume of the reservoir based on effective stress and overburden volumes.
- Calculating a pore pressure gradient map indicative of the pore pressure in the reservoir.
Potential Applications: - Oil and gas exploration and production - Geothermal energy extraction - Underground storage operations
Problems Solved: - Accurately determining pore pressure in a reservoir - Enhancing reservoir characterization and modeling
Benefits: - Improved reservoir management - Enhanced safety in drilling operations - Optimal resource extraction
Commercial Applications: Title: Reservoir Pore Pressure Calculation Technology for Enhanced Resource Extraction Description: This technology can be used in the oil and gas industry to optimize drilling operations, improve production efficiency, and reduce risks associated with reservoir pressure.
Questions about Reservoir Pore Pressure Calculation Technology: 1. How does this technology impact the efficiency of resource extraction in the oil and gas industry? 2. What are the key factors that influence the accuracy of pore pressure calculations in a reservoir?
Original Abstract Submitted
disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations for calculating pore pressure in a reservoir, the operations including: receiving input data including: (i) a rock density in the reservoir, (ii) seismic data measured in the reservoir, and (iii) pore pressure measurements from a modular formation dynamic tester (mdt); calculating, based on the rock density, an overburden pressure volume of the reservoir; generating, based on the overburden pressure volume, an overburden pressure volume of the reservoir; generating, based on the seismic data, an acoustic impedance volume of the reservoir; calculating, based on the overburden pressure and the mdt pore pressure measurements, an effective stress volume of the reservoir; generating, based on the effective stress and overburden volumes, an estimated pore pressure volume of the reservoir; and calculating, based on the estimated pore pressure volume, a pore pressure gradient map indicative of the pore pressure in the reservoir.
