Patent CA-3093530-C (CA)
Title: Geological data assessment system
Inventor: BAINES GRAHAM
IPC: G01V99/00
Filed: 2018-06-06
Granted: 2023-10-24
Abstract: CA 03093530 2020-09-09 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization 1 11111 1 111111 11 111111 1 11 11111 1 111 1111 1 1 1 1 1 111 111 111 111111 111 111 1111111111 1 11 1111 International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2019/236078 Al 12 December 2019 (12.12.2019) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, G01V 99/00 (2009.01) G16C 10/00 (2019.01) DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, G01N 33/24 (2006.01) HR, HU, ED, EL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (21) International Application Number: MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, PCT/U52018/036308 OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, (22) International Filing Date: SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, 06 June 2018 (06.06.2018) TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (26) Publication Language: English GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (71) Applicant: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPO- UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, RATION [US/US]; 3000 N. Sam Houston Pkwy E., Hous- TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, ton, TX '77032-3219 (US). EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, EE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, (72) Inventors: BAINES, Graham; 31 Wilsham Rd., Abing- TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, don 0X14 5LD (GB). SAUNDERS, Benjamin S.; 3 Anvil KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Court, Stanford In The Vale SN7 8NN (GB). NICOLL, Graeme Richard; 6 White Road, East Hendred 0X12 8JG Declarations under Rule 4.17: (GB). WROBEL-DAVEAU, Jean-Christophe; 12 Bec ¨ of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Close, Wantage 0X12 9EP (GB). Published: (74) Agent: LI, William et al.; McGuireWoods LLP, 1750 ¨ with international search report (Art. 21(3)) Tysons Blvd, Suite 1800, Tysons Corner, VA 22102 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (54) Title: GEOLOGICAL DATA ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (57) Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods to as-100 sess geological data. The method includes obtaining data associated with a geo-( START ) logical state of a geological entity. The method also includes assessing a nature of a geological age constraint of the geological entity. The method further includes = s102-, OBTAIN DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A generating a first probability distribution of a geological age of the geological GEOLOGICAL STATE OF A GEOLOGICAL ENTITY entity based on the nature of the geological age constraint of the geological entity. S1041 ASSESS A NATURE OF A GEOLOGICAL AGE The method further includes selecting a time of interest for analysis of the geo-CONSTRAINT OF THE GEOLOGICAL ENTITY logical entity. The method further includes assessing a nature of the geological age constraint during the time of interest. The method further includes generating GENERATE A FIRST PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION OF A GEOLOGICAL AGE OF a second probability distribution for the time of interest. The method further in-S106-, THE GEOLOGICAL ENTITY BASED ON THE cludes determining a likelihood that the geological age constraint of the geologi-NATURE OF THE GEOLOGICAL AGE CONSTRAINT OF THE GEOLOGICAL ENTITY cal entity coincides with the time of interest. s1081 SELECT A TIME OF INTEREST FOR ANALYSIS OF THE GEOLOGICAL ENTITY ASSESS A NATURE OF THE GEOLOGICAL AGE $112 CONSTRAINT DURING THE TIME OF INTEREST GC GENERATE A SECOND PROBABILITY S114 --" DISTRIBUTION FOR THE TIME OF INTEREST DETERMINE A LIKELIHOOD THAT THE GEOLOGICAL AGE CONSTRAINT OF THE GEOLOGICAL ENTITY COINCIDES WITH THE TIME OF INTEREST ( END ) FIG. 1