Patent ID: 9229129
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G01V

Claim Text:
1. A method for calculating at least one theoretically connected region within a 3-d model, wherein the model comprises a plurality of cells, each cell associated with a value of at least one property, the method comprising the steps of: a) For each cell of the model, determining, using a computer, whether the value of the at least one property meets at least one threshold criterion and flagging the cell as met if the cell meets the threshold criterion; a1) Assigning, using the computer, one of the flagged cells to a geobody by assigning it a geobody identifier value of 1; a2) For the assigned cell having the assigned geobody identifier value, creating in the computer, a temporary data store to store all potential neighboring flagged cells; a3) Identifying, using the computer, each neighboring cell of the assigned cell through a specified neighborhood window and for each identified neighboring cell: a4) Removing the top flagged cell from the temporary data store and treating it as the assigned cell; a5) Repeating step a2) to a4) for each flagged cell that remains in the temporary data store until the temporary data store is empty; b) Checking, using the computer, each flagged cell of the model to determine if it has not yet been assigned a geobody identifier value and if so, assigning a geobody by assigning a next geobody identifier value to the unassigned cell and performing steps a2), a3), a4) and a5); and e) Repeating step b) until all flagged cells in the model have been assigned a geobody identifier value.