Single well reservoir imaging apparatus and methods

T Zhang, M Badri, P Ligneul, M Akbar - US Patent 8,680,865, 2014 - Google Patents
An apparatus and related methods are described for detecting features of a reservoir
surrounding a borehole, the apparatus being capable of emitting an electromagnetic wave …

Apparatus for measuring permittivity of rocks and fault clays using permittivity sensor

C Byung-Gon, C Jung-Hae, YJ Kim - US Patent 8,717,029, 2014 - Google Patents
An apparatus for measuring permittivity of a sample. The apparatus includes: a sample
chamber including a sealed space portion in which a sample to be measured is put; a …

Methods to build 3D digital models of porous media using a combination of high-and low-resolution data and multi-point statistics

NF Hurley, T Zhang, W Zhao, M Al Ibrahim - US Patent 8,908,925, 2014 - Google Patents
This subject disclosure describes methods to build and/or enhance 3D digital models of
porous media by combining high-and low-resolution data to capture large and small pores …

Method of measuring a multiphase flow

CG Xie, M Hizem, R Rustad - US Patent 8,536,883, 2013 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND It is desirable during the production of oil and gas to carry out flow
measurements to determine the flow rates of indi vidual phases of multiphase flow. In …

Complex resistivity spectra and pore geometry for predictions of reservoir properties in carbonate rocks

JH Norbisrath, RJ Weger, GP Eberli - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Measurements of complex resistivity spectra (CRS) are performed on core plugs from a wide
variety of carbonates in a log sweep from 0.1 to 100,000 Hz inside a pressurized chamber at …

Measuring properties of a multiphase mixture flow

CG Xie, M Hizem, R Rustad - US Patent 9,645,130, 2017 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Embodiments of the present invention relate to determin ing properties of a
flow of a multiphase mixture comprising a mixture of a gas phase, an oil phase and a water …

Method of determining CEC and other properties from multi-frequency dielectric measurements

DE Freed, NV Seleznev, CY Hou - US Patent 10,605,951, 2020 - Google Patents
Techniques involve inverting a dielectric dispersion model based on the geometrical and
electrochemical effects that affect dielectric dispersion in fluid-saturated rocks and other …

Three-dimensional multi-modal core and geological modeling for optimal field development

RR Sung, EA Clerke - US Patent 9,684,084, 2017 - Google Patents
A roadmap for a field development strategy for optimal recovery is provided in a high quality
3D geological model. This geological model combines geological attributes, pore and rock …

Estimation of Water Saturation in Shale Formation Using In Situ Multifrequency Dielectric Permittivity

Y Cho, SS Dolan, N Saxena, V Das - Geofluids, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Estimating water saturation via conventional logging tool such as resistivity cannot provide
an accurate solution in a formation with low conductivity water and tight porosity. As an …

Method of determining a radial profile of a formation parameter indicative of formation treatment efficiency

YB Johansen, RM Leveridge - US Patent 7,746,069, 2010 - Google Patents
A method of measuring a parameter characteristic of a rock formation is provided, the
method including the steps of deploying in a section of a well penetrating the rock formation …