Inventors:
Yen Ting LIN - Los Angeles CA, US
Antonio ORTEGA - Los Angeles CA, US
Tayeb Ayatollahy TAFTI - Los Angeles CA, US
Ira ERSHAGHI - Los Angeles CA, US
Assignee:
University of Southern California - Los Angeles CA
International Classification:
E21B 49/00
Abstract:
A method and system of locating discontinuities in a reservoir are provided. The method includes identifying a plurality of injection and production sites in the reservoir, injecting fluid into selected injection sites in accordance with an injection schedule, monitoring an output at the production sites, determining a time delay between the injection sites and the production sites based on the monitored output, and determining a location of discontinuities based on the determined time delay.