3D VISUALIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF RESERVOIR MONITORING DATA

• US 20140075297A1
• Filed: 08/29/2013
• Published: 03/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sristy Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Sristy Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Gunturu, Sashi B.
• Granted Patent: US 10,452,753 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/251
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 1/345 Visualisation of seismic data or attributes, e.g. in 3D cubes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/114 Pagination
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics

Abstract

Data collected during reservoir monitoring may include fiber optic measurements utilizing a distributed sensing system. Downhole monitoring with the distributed sensing system may generate large amounts of data. For example, the system may be capable of producing the functional equivalent of tens, hundreds, or even thousands of sensors along a length of a wellbore. Continuous monitoring of various properties, including temperature, pressure, Bragg gradient, acoustic, and strain, may create a large volume of data, possibly spanning into several gigabytes. Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for analyzing a large volume of measurements taken in a wellbore without compromising on the integrity of data.

Claims

1. A method of organizing, visualizing, and/or analyzing measurements taken in a wellbore, the method comprising:

defining a page size for visualizing portions of the measurements;

dividing the measurements into a plurality of pages, wherein each page corresponds to the page size; and

rendering at least one page from the plurality of pages for visual analysis.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the rendering generates a three-dimensional space (3D) visualization of a particular portion of the measurements that corresponds to the at least one page.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein axes of the 3D visualization represent time, depth, and measurement.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one page is user-selectable.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein variations in the particular portion of the measurements are indicated by coloring.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

rendering the plurality of pages for visualizing the measurements taken in the wellbore, wherein the rendering is through continuous page navigation.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the measurements are distributed measurement sensing measurements of one of temperature, strain, pressure, and acoustic.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein rendering the at least one page does not comprise downsampling.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the page size is defined based on memory and hard disk space of a computer system which performs the rendering.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a computer system to organize, visualize, and/or analyze measurements taken in a wellbore, by performing the steps of:

defining a page size for visualizing portions of the measurements;

dividing the measurements into a plurality of pages, wherein each page corresponds to the page size; and

rendering at least one page from the plurality of pages for visual analysis.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the rendering generates a three-dimensional space (3D) visualization of a particular portion of the measurements that corresponds to the at least one page.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein axes of the 3D visualization represent time, depth, and measurement.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the at least one page is user-selectable.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein variations in the particular portion of the measurements are indicated by coloring.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, the steps further comprising:

rendering the plurality of pages for visualizing the measurements taken in the wellbore, wherein the rendering is through continuous page navigation.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the measurements are distributed measurement sensing measurements of one of temperature, strain, pressure, and acoustic.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein rendering the at least one page does not comprise downsampling.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the page size is defined based on memory and hard disk space of the computer system.

19. A computer system, comprising:

a processor configured to organize, visualize, and/or analyze measurements taken in a wellbore, by performing the steps of;

defining a page size for visualizing portions of the measurements;

dividing the measurements into a plurality of pages, wherein each page corresponds to the page size, and

rendering at least one page from the plurality of pages for visual analysis.

20. The computer system of claim 19, wherein the rendering generates a three-dimensional space (3D) visualization of a particular portion of the measurements that corresponds to the at least one page.