Method and system for creating irregular three-dimensional polygonal volume models in a three-dimensional geographic information system
First Claim
1. A method for constructing a solid three-dimensional polygonal model of a three-dimensional irregular volume within a GIS platform comprising of:
- (a) introducing desired data including control points and attributes relating to said three-dimensional irregular volume into said GIS platform;
(b) estimating at least one two-dimensional polygon representing a lateral boundary of said three-dimensional irregular volume based upon values of variable of interest at said control points;
(c) estimating irregular surfaces representing top and bottom of said three-dimensional irregular volume by interpolating grids of depth values from said control points for said top and bottom surfaces of said three-dimensional irregular volume;
(d) clipping said estimated irregular surfaces with said estimated at least one two-dimensional polygon;
(e) constructing multipatches of a network of triangular panels representing top surface, bottom surface, and sides of said three-dimensional irregular volume to produce said solid three-dimensional irregular volume model within said GIS platform; and
(f) joining said attributes to said solid three-dimensional irregular volume model within said GIS platform.
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Abstract
A method to construct a solid three-dimensional polygonal model of a three-dimensional irregular volume within a GIS platform comprising of: (1) introducing desired data including control points and attributes relating to the three-dimensional irregular volume into the GIS platform; (2) estimating at least one two-dimensional polygon representing a lateral boundary of the three-dimensional irregular volume based upon values of variable of interest at the control points; (3) estimating irregular surfaces representing top and bottom of the three-dimensional irregular volume by interpolating grids of depth values from the control points for the top and bottom surfaces of the three-dimensional irregular volume; (4) clipping the estimated irregular surfaces with the estimated at least one two-dimensional boundary polygon; (5) constructing multipatches of a network of triangular panels representing top surface, bottom surface, and sides of the three-dimensional irregular volume to produce a solid three-dimensional irregular volume model within the GIS platform; and (6) joining the attributes to the solid three-dimensional irregular volume model within the GIS platform.
A method to construct a wire-frame three-dimensional polygonal model of a three-dimensional irregular volume within a GIS platform comprising of the same steps 1-4 and 6 as described above and the step of constructing a grid of regularly spaced polylineZs representing top surface, bottom surface, and sides of the three-dimensional irregular volume to produce the wire frame three-dimensional irregular volume model within the GIS platform.
A system comprising of a computer system and processing software using the method of the present invention to construct a three-dimensional polygonal model of a three-dimensional irregular volume within a GIS platform.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for constructing a solid three-dimensional polygonal model of a three-dimensional irregular volume within a GIS platform comprising of:
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(a) introducing desired data including control points and attributes relating to said three-dimensional irregular volume into said GIS platform;
(b) estimating at least one two-dimensional polygon representing a lateral boundary of said three-dimensional irregular volume based upon values of variable of interest at said control points;
(c) estimating irregular surfaces representing top and bottom of said three-dimensional irregular volume by interpolating grids of depth values from said control points for said top and bottom surfaces of said three-dimensional irregular volume;
(d) clipping said estimated irregular surfaces with said estimated at least one two-dimensional polygon;
(e) constructing multipatches of a network of triangular panels representing top surface, bottom surface, and sides of said three-dimensional irregular volume to produce said solid three-dimensional irregular volume model within said GIS platform; and
(f) joining said attributes to said solid three-dimensional irregular volume model within said GIS platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 26)
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10. A method for constructing a wire-frame three-dimensional polygonal model of a three-dimensional irregular volume within a GIS platform comprising of:
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(a) introducing desired data including control points and attributes relating to said three-dimensional irregular volume into said GIS platform;
(b) estimating at least one two-dimensional polygon representing a lateral boundary of said three-dimensional irregular volume based upon values of variable of interest at said control points;
(c) estimating irregular surfaces representing top and bottom of said three-dimensional irregular volume by interpolating grids of depth values from said control points for said top and bottom surfaces of said three-dimensional irregular volume;
(d) clipping said estimated irregular surfaces with said estimated at least one two-dimensional polygon;
(e) constructing a grid of regularly spaced polylineZs representing top surface, bottom surface, and sides of said three-dimensional irregular volume to produce said wire frame three-dimensional irregular volume model within said GIS platform; and
(f) joining said attributes to said wire-frame three-dimensional irregular volume model within said GIS platform. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 27)
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18. A method for constructing at least one three-dimensional polygonal model of an oil and gas reservoir within a GIS platform comprising of:
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(a) collecting data on at least one oil and gas reservoir and attributes that will be used to create said three-dimensional irregular polygonal model of said at least one reservoir within a GIS platform;
(b) loading desired software on to a computer system;
(c) organizing said data into a database and said GIS platform;
(d) estimating at least one two-dimensional polygon representing a lateral boundary of said at least one reservoir;
(e) identifying an oil and gas field with said at least one reservoir for creating said three-dimensional irregular polygonal model of said at least one reservoir within said GIS platform;
(f) estimating irregular surfaces representing top and bottom of said at least one reservoir based on said control points provided by said wells that intersect said at least one reservoir;
(g) clipping said estimated irregular surfaces with said estimated at least one two-dimensional polygon;
(h) constructing multipatches to represent top surface, bottom surface and sides of said at least one reservoir to produce said solid volume three-dimensional irregular polygonal model of said at least one reservoir within said GIS platform; and
(i) joining said attributes data on said at least one reservoir to said multipatch of said solid volume three-dimensional irregular polygonal model of said at least one reservoir within said GIS platform. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28)
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