Patent Document ID: 20040114464
Application ID: 10677636
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: providing a first signal corresponding to a first geological formation tapped by a hydrocarbon well producing hydrocarbons above a threshold rate; providing a second signal corresponding to a second geological formation tapped by a hydrocarbon well producing hydrocarbons below the threshold rate; expanding the first and second signal segments in at least one of frequency space and time space by applying at least one feature operator to the first and second signal segments to generate a plurality of first feature segments corresponding to the first signal segment and a plurality of second feature segments corresponding to the second signal segment; weighting the pluralities of first and second feature segments by applying a weight table to the pluralities of first and second feature segments to generate a weighted plurality of first feature segments and a weighted plurality of second feature segments, respectively; superimposing the weighted plurality of first feature segments to form a first feature comprising a non-random first pattern and the weighted plurality of second feature segments to form a second feature having a second pattern distinct from the non-random first pattern; and generating a separation key listing the at least one feature operator used to expand the first and second signal segments and the weighting table applied to the pluralities of first and second feature segments.