Visual Interface for Subterranean Layer Boundary Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manually identifying layer boundaries within subterranean formations by comparing multiple data sets is time-consuming and prone to errors, especially when dealing with large amounts of data.
Innovation Solution
A visual interface that overlays and compares different data sets, calculates a numerical average, and automatically identifies layer boundaries, allowing users to easily define and adjust these boundaries, thereby facilitating more accurate and efficient data manipulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual examination of data sets is used to identify layer boundaries, then users can examine data independently and determine boundaries based on data changes, but the process becomes time-consuming and error-prone when dealing with large amounts of data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple data sets (curve data, density data, porosity data) into a single integrated visual interface where all data types are displayed together with consistent depth positioning. This merging allows users to identify layer boundaries by viewing combined data patterns rather than examining separate data sets, significantly reducing the time required while maintaining identification accuracy through comprehensive data consideration
2Reliability
If manual comparison of multiple data sets is performed, then users can independently analyze each data set, but the process becomes error-prone when dealing with large amounts of data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a visual interface as an intermediary tool that automatically aligns and displays multiple data sets according to their depth information. This intermediary system handles the complex task of data comparison and boundary identification, reducing human error by providing consistent, objective data presentation while maintaining the ability to independently analyze each data set through the unified interface
3Ease of operation
If multiple data sets are displayed separately, then users can examine each data set independently, but it becomes difficult to compare data and identify layer boundaries efficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from displaying data sets in separate, isolated views to a unified visual interface that presents all data types simultaneously across a common depth dimension. This dimensional integration allows users to compare curve data, density data, and porosity data side-by-side with consistent depth positioning, enabling efficient layer boundary identification through holistic data visualization rather than sequential examination of individual data sets
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a visual interface for identifying layers within a subterranean formation. One example method includes identifying one or more sets of data associated with a subterranean formation; computing, by operation of one or more processors, a working line based on the one or more sets of data, the working line representing a numerical average of the one or more sets of data; presenting the working line and the one or more sets of data in a common plot in a visual interface; identifying one or more layer boundaries for one or more of the layers of the subterranean formation; and generating layer data based on the one or more identified layer boundaries and the working line.