Jeffrey M Swanson

US Patent:

7283941, Oct 16, 2007

Filed:

Nov 13, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/013743

Inventors:

Daniel H. Horowitz - Houston TX, US
Gregory A. Stevens - Sugar Land TX, US
Donald C. Swanson - Houston TX, US
Jeffrey S. Swanson - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

Swanson Consulting Services, Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06G 7/48
G06G 7/50
E21B 43/00
E21B 47/00

US Classification:

703 10, 703 9, 166245, 1662522

Abstract:

A method for modeling fluid depletion in a reservoir is disclosed. A map is divided into cells. For each of the cells a value is stored that is based at least in part on a physical characteristic of the cell. At least one cell that contains a depletion location is identified along with a depletion amount corresponding to that location. An amount of walkers associated with the depletion location is determined. For each walker, a plurality of steps are calculated with each step to an adjacent cell. Each walker starts in the cell containing the depletion location associated with that walker. The visits of all the walkers are recorded by cell. The fluid depletion of each cell is then assessed based at least in part on the number of walker visits for each cell.

US Patent:

8069018, Nov 29, 2011

Filed:

Oct 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/872869

Inventors:

Daniel H. Horowitz - Houston TX, US
Gregory A. Stevens - Sugar Land TX, US
Donald C. Swanson - Houston TX, US
Jeffrey S. Swanson - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

Swanson Consulting, Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 17/50
G06G 7/48
G06G 7/50
E21B 43/00

US Classification:

703 2, 703 9, 703 10, 166245, 1662522

Abstract:

A method for modeling fluid depletion in a reservoir is disclosed. A map is divided into cells. For each of the cells a value is stored that is based at least in part on a physical characteristic of the cell. At least one cell that contains a depletion location is identified along with a depletion amount corresponding to that location. An amount of walkers associated with the depletion location is determined. For each walker, a plurality of steps are calculated with each step to an adjacent cell. Each walker starts in the cell containing the depletion location associated with that walker. The visits of all the walkers are recorded by cell. The fluid depletion of each cell is then assessed based at least in part on the number of walker visits for each cell.

US Patent:

7996198, Aug 9, 2011

Filed:

Apr 14, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/279839

Inventors:

Donald C. Swanson - Houston TX, US
Jeffrey S. Swanson - Houston TX, US
Gregory A. Stevens - Sugar Land TX, US

Assignee:

Swanson Consulting, Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06G 7/48

US Classification:

703 10

Abstract:

Methods, computer programs, and information handling systems for modeling one or more reservoirs are disclosed. The method uses one or more well logs, each for a well at a location and each including one or more Relative amount of Small Size Range of the Size Spectrum of Clastic Particles (RSSRSS) values versus depth. The method includes for one or more well logs: identifying one or more facies units based on RSSRSS values, determining a thickness of one or more facies units. The method includes determining a facies type of one or more facies units, categorizing one or more facies units, and connecting one or more facies units to create a reservoir model.