US 12,001,767 B2
Determination of oil removed by gas via miscible displacement in reservoir rock
Bernd Crouse, Brisbane, CA (US); Rui Xu, Waltham, MA (US); and Guangyuan Sun, Waltham, MA (US)
Assigned to Dassault Systemes Americas Corp., Waltham, MA (US)
Filed by Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp., Waltham, MA (US)
Filed on May 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/317,473.
Application 17/992,045 is a division of application No. 16/545,387, filed on Aug. 20, 2019, granted, now 11,530,598, issued on Dec. 20, 2022.
Application 18/317,473 is a continuation of application No. 17/992,045, filed on Nov. 22, 2022, granted, now 11,651,125.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/720,161, filed on Aug. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0359794 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 30/28 (2020.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01); E21B 43/20 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01); G01V 20/00 (2024.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01)
CPC G06F 30/28 (2020.01) [E21B 41/00 (2013.01); E21B 49/00 (2013.01); G01V 20/00 (2024.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); E21B 43/168 (2013.01); E21B 43/20 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30181 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for enhanced oil recovery from a porous medium, the method comprising:
identifying one or more representations of oil within voxels representing the porous medium;
identifying one or more representations of gas within the voxels representing the porous medium; and
determining one or more of the voxels representing oil and gas to estimate the amount of oil that is recoverable from the porous medium.