Method and system of simulating and optimizing land seismic operations
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for simulating and optimizing land seismic survey operations, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. obtaining spatially referenced data and nonspatial data relevant to a land seismic survey operation;
b. inputting discrete event information about the land seismic survey operation;
c. simulating a land seismic survey utilizing the spatially referenced data, the nonspatial data and the discrete event information; and
d. optimizing the simulated land seismic survey.
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Abstract
A method and system for simulating and optimizing land seismic survey operations. The method and system utilizes spatially referenced data and nonspatial data relevant to land seismic survey operations such as high resolution satellite and airborne imagery and uses discrete event information about land seismic survey operation to simulate a land seismic survey. The output of the simulation is a detailed list of survey events. Mathematical optimization techniques are used to enhance the efficiency of the survey execution via optimal route planning and optimal allocation of survey logistical components. The invention uses a discrete event simulator which is an object-oriented software program with survey geometry objects that represent the survey design, resources objects that represent resources needed to conduct survey operations and manager objects to coordinate the resource objects within the specified survey geometry.
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47 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for simulating and optimizing land seismic survey operations, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. obtaining spatially referenced data and nonspatial data relevant to a land seismic survey operation; b. inputting discrete event information about the land seismic survey operation; c. simulating a land seismic survey utilizing the spatially referenced data, the nonspatial data and the discrete event information; and d. optimizing the simulated land seismic survey. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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40. Computer executable software code stored on a computer readable medium, the code for simulating and optimizing land seismic survey operations comprising:
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a. code to obtain spatially referenced data and nonspatial data relevant to a land seismic survey operation; b. code to input discrete event information about the land seismic survey operation; c. code to simulate the land seismic survey events utilizing the spatially referenced data, the nonspatial data and the discrete event information; and d. code to optimize and order simulated survey events.
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41. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable software code stored thereon, the code for simulating and optimizing land seismic survey operations comprising:
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a. code to obtain spatially referenced data and nonspatial data relevant to a land seismic survey operation; b. code to input discrete event information about the land seismic survey operation; c. code to simulate the land seismic survey events utilizing the spatially referenced data, the nonspatial data and the discrete event information; and d. code to optimize and order simulated survey events.
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47. A system for simulating and optimizing land seismic survey operations comprising:
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a. a memory means for storing spatially referenced data and nonspatial data relevant to a land seismic survey; b. a processor means for; i. simulating a land seismic survey utilizing the spatially referenced data, the nonspatial data and the discrete event information; ii. optimizing the simulated land seismic survey; and c. a user interface and display means for; i. allowing a user to input discrete event information about the land seismic survey operation; ii. displaying progress of the simulation to the user as it is being generated; iii. displaying optimized results of the simulation to the user.
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