- Patent Title: Systems and methods for estimating pore pressure at source rocks
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Application No.: US17344015Application Date: 2021-06-10
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Publication No.: US11692439B2Publication Date: 2023-07-04
- Inventor: Angelica Maria Rios Alvarez
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: E21B49/00
- IPC: E21B49/00 ; E21B21/06 ; G01V1/30 ; E21B47/04

Abstract:
Systems and methods to estimate a pore pressure of source rock include a pore pressure estimation processor, an executable, or both, and are operable to (i) calculate an estimate pore pressure based on overburden gradient data, a compaction velocity profile, hydrocarbon maturity, and an unloading velocity profile, (ii) determine a total organic content (TOC) estimate of the source rock based on a bulk density at a vertical depth measured using the density logging tool, (iii) determine a correction factor based on (a) the TOC estimate and (b) vitrinite ratio Ro data, and (iv) update the estimated pore pressure in real-time based on the correction factor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220397034A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING PORE PRESSURE AT SOURCE ROCKS Public/Granted day:2022-12-15
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