One of the main challenges in the parametrization of geological models is the ability to capture complex geological structures often observed in the subsurface. In recent years, generative adversarial networks (GAN) were proposed as an efficient method for the generation and parametrization of complex data, showing sta…
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Deep learning upscales geologic models efficiently.
problem Upscaling large-scale geologic models for efficient simulation.
method Theory-guided convolutional neural network (TgCNN) trained to approximate hydraulic conductivity relationships.
result Deep learning method achieves equivalent upscaling accuracy to numerical methods but with significantly improved efficiency.
Conventional seismic techniques for detecting the subsurface geologic features are challenged by limited data coverage, computational inefficiency, and subjective human factors. We developed a novel data-driven geological feature detection approach based on pre-stack seismic measurements. Our detection method employs a…
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) can aid decarbonization of the atmosphere to limit further global temperature increases. A framework utilizing unsupervised learning is used to generate a range of subsurface geologic volumes to investigate potential sites for long-term storage of carbon dioxide. Generative adversarial …
This paper presents a methodology and workflow that overcome the limitations of the conventional Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for geological facies modeling. It attempts to improve the training stability and guarantee the diversity of the generated geology through interpretable latent vectors. The resulting s…
Simulating fluid flow in geological formations requires mesh generation, lithology mapping to the cells, and computing geometric properties such as normal vectors and volume of cells. The purpose of this research work is to compute and process the geometrical information required for performing numerical simulations in…
A new low-dimensional parameterization based on principal component analysis (PCA) and convolutional neural networks (CNN) is developed to represent complex geological models. The CNN-PCA method is inspired by recent developments in computer vision using deep learning. CNN-PCA can be viewed as a generalization of an ex…
Data assimilation for subsurface flow using latent diffusion models shows that ensemble Kalman methods may overestimate posterior uncertainty, while Monte Carlo sampling is more reliable.
problem Data assimilation for subsurface flow
method Ensemble Kalman smoother and Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling
result Monte Carlo sampling is more reliable than ensemble Kalman methods
Seismic inversion method uses GAN to improve efficiency and accuracy.
problem Difficulty in combining geological knowledge with seismic data and assessing uncertainty.
method Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) for seismic inversion.
result GAN-generated models conform to observation data with low uncertainty.
Study optimizes GCS operations with deep learning and reinforcement learning.
problem Maximizing storage performance in GCS with resource-efficient simulations.
method Introduces MLD model for fast flow prediction and well control optimization, combining deep learning and reinforcement learning.
result Achieves highest NPV while reducing computational resources by over 60%.
SURGIN uses generative models to infer subsurface flow data efficiently.
problem Inefficient and task-specific inversion methods for subsurface multiphase flow.
method SURGIN integrates U-FNO surrogate with SGM for zero-shot conditional generation.
result Decent inference of heterogeneous geological fields and flow dynamics with uncertainty quantification.
New flows model distributions on Riemannian manifolds without domain knowledge.
problem Limited modeling of distributions on Riemannian manifolds.
method Riemannian convex potential maps using optimal transport.
result These flows can model standard distributions on spheres and tori.
Parametric generation of conditional geological realizations using generative neural networksstat.ML
Deep learning techniques are increasingly being considered for geological applications where -- much like in computer vision -- the challenges are characterized by high-dimensional spatial data dominated by multipoint statistics. In particular, a novel technique called generative adversarial networks has been recently …
SAGE generates subsurface velocity models from sparse well logs and seismic images.
problem Lack of high-quality subsurface velocity models due to limited data availability.
method Subsurface AI-driven geostatistical extraction using proxy posterior.
result SAGE produces geologically plausible and statistically accurate velocity realizations.
Probabilistic forecasting for geosteering in fluvial successions using a generative adversarial networkphysics.geo-ph
Generative adversarial network improves geosteering in fluvial reservoirs.
problem Improving geosteering in complex reservoirs with high uncertainties.
method Generative adversarial deep neural network (GAN) trained to model fluvial successions.
result Reduces uncertainty and correctly predicts geological features up to 500 meters ahead of drill-bit.
Efficient and high-fidelity prior sampling and inversion for complex geological media is still a largely unsolved challenge. Here, we use a deep neural network of the variational autoencoder type to construct a parametric low-dimensional base model parameterization of complex binary geological media. For inversion purp…
Strategic Geosteering Workflow with Uncertainty Quantification and Deep Learning: A Case Study on the Goliat Fieldphysics.geo-ph
Workflow uses deep learning to improve geosteering accuracy in Goliat Field.
problem Uncertainty in geological models and forward simulations affects real-time estimations.
method Offline DNN training, online FlexIES with probabilistic estimation.
result Median probabilistic estimation matches proprietary inversion.
A deep-learning-based surrogate model for data assimilation in dynamic subsurface flow problemscs.LG
A deep-learning-based surrogate model is developed and applied for predicting dynamic subsurface flow in channelized geological models. The surrogate model is based on deep convolutional and recurrent neural network architectures, specifically a residual U-Net and a convolutional long short term memory recurrent networ…
Stochastic seismic waveform inversion using generative adversarial networks as a geological priorphysics.geo-ph
We present an application of deep generative models in the context of partial-differential equation (PDE) constrained inverse problems. We combine a generative adversarial network (GAN) representing an a priori model that creates subsurface geological structures and their petrophysical properties, with the numerical so…
Multi-fidelity Fourier Neural Operator for Fast Modeling of Large-Scale Geological Carbon Storagestat.ML
FNO model predicts GCS pressure fields with 81% less data, even with limited high-fidelity data.
problem Accurate prediction of complex physical behaviors in large-scale 3D geological carbon storage problems with limited data.
method Multi-fidelity Fourier Neural Operator (FNO) for efficient training with multi-fidelity datasets.
result Multi-fidelity FNO model predicts pressure fields with reasonable accuracy even with limited high-fidelity data.
A new Latent Diffusion Model generates realistic reservoir facies.
problem Creating accurate reservoir facies from limited measurements.
method Proposes a Latent Diffusion Model for conditional facies generation.
result Significantly outperforms GAN-based alternatives in fidelity and realism.
This paper evaluates heterogeneous information fusion using multi-task Gaussian processes in the context of geological resource modeling. Specifically, it empirically demonstrates that information integration across heterogeneous information sources leads to superior estimates of all the quantities being modeled, compa…
Machine learning improves prediction of complex geology ahead of drilling.
problem Predicting complex geology during drilling in real-time.
method Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) and Forward Deep Neural Network (FDNN) for real-time geological uncertainty reduction.
result Real-time estimates of complex geological uncertainty achieved.
(ABRIDGED) In previous work, two platforms have been developed for testing computer-vision algorithms for robotic planetary exploration (McGuire et al. 2004b,2005; Bartolo et al. 2007). The wearable-computer platform has been tested at geological and astrobiological field sites in Spain (Rivas Vaciamadrid and Riba de S…
Machine-Learning-Driven New Geologic Discoveries at Mars Rover Landing Sites: Jezero and NE Syrtisastro-ph.EP
A hierarchical Bayesian classifier is trained at pixel scale with spectral data from the CRISM (Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars) imagery. Its utility in detecting rare phases is demonstrated with new geologic discoveries near the Mars-2020 rover landing site. Akaganeite is found in sediments on the…
Deep learning speeds up pressure prediction in carbon storage reservoirs.
problem Accurately forecasting reservoir pressure in geologic carbon storage projects with sparse well data.
method Combining InSAR surface displacement data with deep learning and data assimilation techniques.
result Workflow can predict reservoir pressure with high efficiency and uncertainty quantification.
Shape information is of great importance in many applications. For example, the oil-bearing capacity of sand bodies, the subterranean remnants of ancient rivers, is related to their cross-sectional shapes. The analysis of these shapes is therefore of some interest, but current classifications are simplistic and ad hoc.…
Deep learning models simulate complex karst network patterns.
problem Complex karst network patterns due to hydrogeological conditions.
method Graph generative models (GraphRNN and G-DDPM) to capture topological and spatial properties.
result Stochastic simulation of karst networks across various formations.
In this paper, we present a data-driven model for forecasting the production increase after hydraulic fracturing (HF). We use data from fracturing jobs performed at one of the Siberian oilfields. The data includes features, characterizing the jobs, and geological information. To predict an oil rate after the fracturing…
A fundamental problem in geostatistical modeling is to infer the heterogeneous geological field based on limited measurements and some prior spatial statistics. Semantic inpainting, a technique for image processing using deep generative models, has been recently applied for this purpose, demonstrating its effectiveness…
An important problem in geostatistics is to build models of the subsurface of the Earth given physical measurements at sparse spatial locations. Typically, this is done using spatial interpolation methods or by reproducing patterns from a reference image. However, these algorithms fail to produce realistic patterns and…
Multi-resolution neural networks for tracking seismic horizons from few training imagesphysics.geo-ph
Detecting a specific horizon in seismic images is a valuable tool for geological interpretation. Because hand-picking the locations of the horizon is a time-consuming process, automated computational methods were developed starting three decades ago. Older techniques for such picking include interpolation of control po…
Underwater gas reservoirs are used in many situations. In particular, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facilities that are currently being developed intend to store greenhouse gases inside geological formations in the deep sea. In these formations, however, the gas might percolate, leaking back to the water and eventua…
A One class Classifier based Framework using SVDD : Application to an Imbalanced Geological Datasetcs.LG
Evaluation of hydrocarbon reservoir requires classification of petrophysical properties from available dataset. However, characterization of reservoir attributes is difficult due to the nonlinear and heterogeneous nature of the subsurface physical properties. In this context, present study proposes a generalized one cl…
Exemplar-based synthesis of geology using kernel discrepancies and generative neural networksstat.ML
We propose a framework for synthesis of geological images based on an exemplar image. We synthesize new realizations such that the discrepancy in the patch distribution between the realizations and the exemplar image is minimized. Such discrepancy is quantified using a kernel method for two-sample test called maximum m…
Beating level-set methods for 3D seismic data interpolation: a primal-dual alternating approachmath.OC
Acquisition cost is a crucial bottleneck for seismic workflows, and low-rank formulations for data interpolation allow practitioners to `fill in' data volumes from critically subsampled data acquired in the field. Tremendous size of seismic data volumes required for seismic processing remains a major challenge for thes…
Models of complex systems are often formalized as sequential software simulators: computationally intensive programs that iteratively build up probable system configurations given parameters and initial conditions. These simulators enable modelers to capture effects that are difficult to characterize analytically or su…
Deep models memorize training data in geophysical inversion, leading to biased posterior distributions.
problem Memorization of training data biases learned priors in geophysical inverse problems.
method Casting generative models' training as maximum likelihood, we show memorization results in a reweighted empirical distribution for diffusion models, leading to Gaussian mixture priors and posteriors.
result Memorization leads to posterior distributions that are likelihood-weighted lookup among stored training examples, affecting full waveform inversion outcomes.
Spatially-aware model improves earthquake hazard assessment accuracy.
problem Misrepresentation of seismic effects across diverse landscapes.
method Causal Bayesian network with Gaussian Processes and normalizing flows.
result Achieves up to 35.2% AUC improvement over existing methods.
Physics-consistent method improves seismic inversion accuracy.
problem Challenges in seismic full-waveform inversion (FWI) due to ill-posedness and high cost.
method Hybrid approach combining physics-based models with data-driven methodologies, incorporating physics into data augmentation.
result Physics-consistent data-driven inversion yields higher accuracy and better generalization.
Enhanced time series forecasting with improved trend and seasonal components.
problem Challenges in real-world time series forecasting, especially in multivariate applications.
method Individual decomposition of trend and seasonal components, using different approaches for each.
result Significant reduction in error values, around 10% MSE average reduction across benchmarks.
Sequential geophysical and flow inversion to characterize fracture networks in subsurface systemscs.CE
Subsurface applications including geothermal, geological carbon sequestration, oil and gas, etc., typically involve maximizing either the extraction of energy or the storage of fluids. Characterizing the subsurface is extremely complex due to heterogeneity and anisotropy. Due to this complexity, there are uncertainties…
Unified framework for data-driven priors in Bayesian inverse problems
problem Bayesian inverse problems
method Unified framework using score functions
result Evaluation of four data-driven priors
Electronic medical records (EMRs) supports the development of machine learning algorithms for predicting disease incidence, patient response to treatment, and other healthcare events. But insofar most algorithms have been centralized, taking little account of the decentralized, non-identically independently distributed…
The typical multi-task learning methods for spatio-temporal data prediction involve low-rank tensor computation. However, such a method have relatively weak performance when the task number is small, and we cannot integrate it into non-linear models. In this paper, we propose a two-step suboptimal unitary method (SUM) …
Fast data inversion for high-dimensional Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes from noisy measurementsstat.CO
Scalable approach for high-dimensional dynamical systems with noise filtering and parameter estimation.
problem Noise filtering and parameter estimation for high-dimensional dynamical systems.
method Flexible latent factor model with orthogonal factor loading matrix and closed-form parameter estimation.
result Substantial acceleration and higher accuracy compared to alternatives.
For many analytical problems the challenge is to handle huge amounts of available data. However, there are data science application areas where collecting information is difficult and costly, e.g., in the study of geological phenomena, rare diseases, faults in complex systems, insurance frauds, etc. In many such cases,…
Develops HDNNs for mixed geoscience data inputs.
problem Lack of multisource, multi-scale information in deep learning studies.
method Hybrid architecture combining feature and target learning.
result HDNNs achieve higher accuracy and better generalization in reservoir prediction.