Enhanced visualization method for down hole diagnostics and characterization

• US 9,978,164 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2016
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Incorporated (Halliburton Company)
• Original Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Incorporated (Halliburton Company)
• Inventors: Garramone, John J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sajous, Wesner
• Application Number:
  US15/287,377
• Publication Number:
  US 20180101969A1
• Time in Patent Office: 593 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

A method, a non-transient computer readable medium containing instruction, and a computing system are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes steps of: (1) identifying an area in a graph using first and second parameters of multiple parameters; (2) consolidating other parameters of the multiple parameters that are associated with the area into a single visualization value; and (3) visualizing the area according to the single visualization value.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of displaying multiple parameters of a well in a graph, comprising:

identifying an area in said graph using first and second parameters of said multiple parameters;

consolidating, by a processor, other parameters of said multiple parameters that are associated with said area into a single visualization value, wherein said consolidating includes determining said single visualization value by employing a color value algorithm (CVA) that uses said other parameters as inputs; and

visualizing said area in a display according to said single visualization value.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said other parameters include ratios of oil, water and gas in an output composition of said well.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said single visualization value has properties selected from the group consisting of hue, saturation, lightness, brightness, and transparency.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said using said first and second parameters of said multiple parameters includes mapping said first and second parameters to x and y axes of said graph.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said first and second parameter correspond to a depth of said well from sea level and a time when an output composition of said well is measured.

6. A non-transient computer readable medium containing program instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to display multiple parameters in a graph by carrying out the steps of:

identifying an area in a graph using first and second parameters of said multiple parameters;

consolidating other parameters of said multiple parameters that are associated with said area into a single visualization value, wherein said consolidating includes determining said single visualization value by employing a color value algorithm (CVA) that uses said other parameters as inputs; and

visualizing said area in a display according to said single visualization value.

7. The computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein said multiple parameters are parameters of a well.

8. The computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein said other parameters includes four parameters.

9. The computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein said single visualization value has properties selected from the group consisting of hue, saturation, lightness, and brightness.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein said using said first and second parameters of said multiple parameters includes mapping said first and second parameters to x and y axes of said graph.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein said first and second parameter correspond to a depth of said well from sea level and a time when an output composition of said well is measured, and said other parameters include ratios of oil, water and gas in said a output composition of said well.

12. A computing system for plotting multiple parameters of a well in a graph, comprising:

a memory configured to store said multiple parameters;

a processor configured to;

identify an area in said graph using first and second parameters of said multiple parameters; and

consolidate other parameters of said multiple parameters that are associated with said area into a single visualization value employing a color value algorithm (CVA) that uses said other parameters as inputs, and

a display configured to display said area according to said single visualization value.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said other parameters include ratios of oil, water and gas in an output composition of said well.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein said single visualization value has properties selected from the group consisting of hue, saturation, lightness, and brightness.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein said processor is configured to identify said area by mapping said first and second parameters to x and y axes of said graph.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein said first and second parameter correspond to a depth of said well from sea level and a time when an output composition of said well is measured.