Patent ID: 9110194
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: E21B,G01V,G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for obtaining a time-based model of data describing a physical structure associated with a subsurface region, the method comprising: obtaining a set of time instance objects from a domain object, wherein the domain object encapsulates a physical description of the physical structure and the set of time instance objects encapsulates a time dependent description of the physical structure associated with the subsurface region at given times, wherein each time instance object is associated with a given time; obtaining data describing the physical structure and time interval data related to the physical structure from each member of the set of time instance objects; obtaining dependent data that is associated with the data describing the physical structure in the model of data describing the physical structure, wherein the dependent data has associated time interval data, the time interval data associated with the dependent data has a finer time granularity than the time interval data related to the physical structure, wherein a plurality of time interval data associated with the dependent data is associated with each time instance object; creating, using a computer, a time-based model of the data describing the physical structure in conjunction with the time interval data; and automatically synchronizing at least one member from the set of time instance objects with an associated dependent data to facilitate viewing production information across the physical structure at the given time using the time-based model.