Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for computing zonal flow rates in reservoir wells
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Application No.: US14951904Application Date: 2015-11-25
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Publication No.: US10337315B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Lior Horesh , Ankur Narang , Karthik Visweswariah
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP
- Agent Daniel P. Morris, Esq.
- Main IPC: E21B47/10
- IPC: E21B47/10 ; G01F1/68 ; G01F1/34 ; G01F1/66 ; G01V1/40 ; E21B43/14 ; G01V99/00

Abstract:
A method for determining at least one zonal flow rate of a reservoir well comprises: receiving input data representing at least one state parameter of the reservoir well; determining a generative model of the at least one state parameter and a generative model of the at least one zonal flow rate; iteratively adapting the generative models to minimize divergence from available data until the generative models and the available data converge; and, once the generative models and the available data converge, using the generative model of the at least one zonal flow rate to compute the at least one zonal flow rate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170145813A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTING ZONAL FLOW RATES IN RESERVOIR WELLS Public/Granted day:2017-05-25
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