Patent Document ID: 9223041
Application ID: 13927382
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: receiving a first dataset indicative of seismic data acquired in a seismic survey of a field of wells; receiving a second dataset indicative of wellbore data acquired in a wellbore survey conducted in at least one of the wells; and determining a mechanical earth model including rock deformation and strength properties for the field based at least in part on the seismic data and the wellbore data using at least one processor, including using the seismic data and the wellbore data to spatially distribute at least one rock mechanical property over a region of the field in the model where wellbore data is sparse or non-existent, wherein the act of determining the mechanical earth model comprises: determining a first set of rock mechanical properties based on the seismic data independently determining a second set of rock mechanical properties based on the wellbore data; and determining a correlation between the first and second sets of rock mechanical properties, wherein the correlation comprises a nonlinear correlation.