Patent ID: 8768627
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: E21B,G01V

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: combining, by way of a computer system, a first plurality of actual logs from a first plurality of actual boreholes, at least one actual log associated with each actual borehole, and thereby creating a first equivalent log along a first equivalent path, wherein the first equivalent path is distinct from the first plurality of actual boreholes; combining, by way of a computer system, a second plurality of actual logs from a second plurality of actual boreholes, at least one actual log of the second plurality of actual logs associated with each actual borehole of the second plurality of actual boreholes, and thereby creating a second equivalent log along a second equivalent path, wherein the second equivalent path is distinct from the second plurality of actual boreholes; and estimating a plurality of values of a parameter of one or more formations along a proposed borehole path, each value associated with a distinct depth along the proposed borehole path, the estimating using the equivalent logs.