System and method of facilitating oilfield operations utilizing auditory information

摘要

The invention provides a system and method for facilitating oilfield operations utilizing auditory data. In one embodiment, the present invention generates one or more auditory mapping structures whereby oilfield data may be mapped to sounds. The present invention provides at least one computer generated selection tool through which the user may select one or more portions of displayed oilfield data for auditory enhancement. Once the user has indicated an area of interest using the selection tool, the present invention may identify the oilfield data displayed within the outlined area of interest, identify auditory data associated with the displayed oilfield data utilizing one or more auditory mapping structures, and emit at least a portion of the identified auditory data to enhance the user's understanding of the displayed oilfield data.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method of facilitating oilfield operations using auditory data comprising:
providing a computer database; storing auditory data to said database; storing oilfield data comprising a plurality of oilfield data types to said database; generating an auditory mapping structure wherein at least a portion of said auditory data is associated with one or more of said oilfield data types; providing an oilfield data visualization application for receiving oilfield data pertaining to one or more oilfield operations and for displaying said oilfield data upon a graphic user interface coupled to said computer database; identifying a subset of the displayed oilfield data as being an area of interest; identifying oilfield data types within said subset of oilfield data; identifying auditory data associated with said identified oilfield data types; emitting at least a portion of said identified auditory data; and wherein the oilfield data visualization application further comprises a reservoir model for simulating reservoir conditions and wherein at least a portion of the auditory data is utilized to indicate a correctness of the simulated reservoir conditions.