Patent ID: 9142045
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: G01N,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method of displaying geological image data, the method comprising: (a) capturing a plurality of two-dimensional images of different planar slices at different depths through a geological sample in a sequence, the plurality of two-dimensional images comprising a first dimensional direction and a second dimensional direction perpendicular to the first dimensional direction, wherein locations of at least one geological phase of the geological sample are captured; (b) determining if any of the plurality of two-dimensional images in the sequence are to be replaced with a replacement gap when joined; (c) joining the plurality of two-dimensional images and any gaps in the sequence to form a continuous stitched image, wherein the joining comprises joining in a plane the plurality of images with each image positioned adjacent and below any preceding image of the sequence; (d) calculating proportional magnitudes of at least one geological phase based on the total geological phases for each of a plurality of adjoining rows of pixels in the stitched image, wherein the at least one geological phase comprises pore, kerogen, mineral, or a combination thereof, and wherein the plurality of adjoining rows of pixels in the stitched image each extend from corresponding adjacent first positions along the first dimensional direction of the sequential slices in a direction parallel to the second dimensional direction of the sequential slices; and (e) plotting the proportional magnitudes calculated for the at least one geological phase for each of the plurality of adjoining rows of pixels in the stitched image at corresponding first adjacent locations on a first portion of a two-dimensional graph, wherein the two-dimensional graph comprises a first axis extending in a same direction as the first dimensional direction and a second axis extending in a same direction as the second dimensional direction, and the first adjacent locations on the first portion of the two-dimensional graph each comprise a first axis coordinate corresponding to the position of each row of the pixels and a second axis coordinate corresponding to the proportional magnitude for the corresponding row of pixels.