Patent Document ID: 20130297274
Application ID: 13996381
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: creating a model of an underground formation, the model defines a plurality of modeled values for each of a plurality of horizontal locations, the creating comprising: calculating a set of probabilities associated with a first horizontal location, each probability indicative of a likelihood of finding abutting geological layers associated with the first horizontal location; estimating a plurality of successions of geological layers to create a plurality of estimated successions, the estimated successions associated with the first horizontal location, and the estimating using the set of probabilities; determining, for each of the estimated succession, a value indicative of how closely each estimated succession matches a measured succession, the measured succession determined by a seismic survey; and selecting from the plurality of estimated successions based on the values, the selecting creates a selected succession of geological layers, and the plurality of modeled values associated with the first horizontal location determined based on the selected succession of geological layers.