ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,730,240, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).
"Structural trend predictor for 2D cross sections" was invented by Simon A. Stewart (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods include a computer-implemented method for identifying geological structural trends. A cross section with visible geological fault markers for geological structures is received. An angle of inclination of a fault is measured. An average seismic velocity to convert z-axis values from a two-way travel time to a depth is determined. A depth conversion is implemented. A horizontal scale and a verti...