- Patent Title: System and method for predicting fluid type and thermal maturity
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Application No.: US17408160Application Date: 2021-08-20
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Publication No.: US11808909B2Publication Date: 2023-11-07
- Inventor: Yazeed Altowairqi , Fabian Duque
- 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: Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP
- Main IPC: G01V1/50
- IPC: G01V1/50

Abstract:
A method for determining a thermal maturity image of a subterranean region and a non-transitory computer readable medium, storing instructions for executing the method, are disclosed. The method includes, obtaining a seismic dataset for the subterranean region of interest, obtaining a thermal maturity value for a plurality of core samples taken from different positions within the subterranean region, and obtaining a plurality of well log types from the core sampling location. The method further includes determining a calibrated rock physics model based on the plurality of well log types, determining a pore fluid type based on the calibrated rock physics model, and determining a thermal maturity model based on the plurality of core samples, on the pore fluid type, and on the plurality of well logs. The method still further includes determining the thermal maturity image of the subterranean region based on the seismic dataset and thermal maturity model.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230054795A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING FLUID TYPE AND THERMAL MATURITY Public/Granted day:2023-02-23
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