Steven Mitchell Dobbs

US Patent:

20160161619, Jun 9, 2016

Filed:

Dec 9, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/565117

Inventors:

Nicholas D. Holschuh - State College PA, US
Chang Li - Houston TX, US
Mark A. Meadows - San Ramon CA, US
Steven Dobbs - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. - San Ramon CA

International Classification:

G01V 1/30

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and mediums may implement obtaining baseline traces of a baseline seismic survey and monitor traces of a monitor seismic survey; employing a computer to align the monitor traces to corresponding baseline traces using an error function having a phase-based component, thereby obtaining an aligned monitor survey; generating with the computer a comparison of the aligned monitor survey to the baseline seismic survey; and using the comparison of the aligned monitor survey to the baseline seismic survey to determine a change in the subterranean hydrocarbon producing reservoir.