发明名称 |
Methods and systems for historical, geological modeling to produce an estimated distribution of hydrocarbons trapped in subsurface clathrates |
摘要 |
Methods and systems for historical, geological modeling for producing an estimated distribution of hydrocarbons trapped in subsurface clathrates are disclosed. One method includes instantiating a basin model of a geological area of interest, and, for each of a plurality of predetermined geological times up to a geologic present day: determining one or more changes to the basin model, calculating, at each of a plurality of locations within the basin model, a temperature and a pressure, determining an existence and a location of a clathrate stability zone based on the calculated temperatures and pressures, and estimating one or more clathrate concentrations and hydrocarbon volumes in the clathrate stability zone. The method further includes calibrating a present day clathrate concentration and hydrocarbon volume derived from the basin model against calibration data obtained from one or more locations within the geological area of interest, thereby providing a model of the present day clathrate concentration and hydrocarbon volume at each of the plurality of locations. |
申请公布号 |
US9470068(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.10.18 |
申请号 |
US201314012925 |
申请日期 |
2013.08.28 |
申请人 |
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. |
发明人 |
Kacewicz Marek |
分类号 |
G06G7/48;E21B43/00;G01V99/00 |
主分类号 |
G06G7/48 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
Lagatta Andy;Clapp Marie L. |
主权项 |
1. A computer-implemented method for historical, geological modeling for producing an estimated distribution of hydrocarbons trapped in subsurface clathrates, the method comprising:
instantiating, on a computing system, a basin model of a geological area of interest; for each of a plurality of predetermined geological times up to a geologic present day, performing, via the computing system a plurality of computer-implemented processes including:
determining one or more changes to the basin model;calculating, at each of a plurality of locations within the basin model, a temperature and a pressure;determining an existence and a location of a clathrate stability zone based on the calculated temperatures and pressures; andestimating one or more clathrate concentrations and hydrocarbon volumes in the clathrate stability zone; calibrating, on the computing system, a present day clathrate concentration and hydrocarbon volume derived from the basin model against calibration data obtained from one or more locations within the geological area of interest, thereby providing a model of the present day clathrate concentration and hydrocarbon volume at each of the plurality of locations; and modifying the model of the present day clathrate concentration and hydrocarbon volume to improve a correspondence between the model and the calibration data. |
地址 |
San Ramon CA US |