A comparison of deep machine learning and Monte Carlo methods for facies classification from seismic data

Geophysics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. WA41-WA52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Grana ◽  
Leonardo Azevedo ◽  
Mingliang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Methods ◽  
Seismic Data ◽  
Transition Probabilities ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Facies Classification ◽  
The Neural Network

Among the large variety of mathematical and computational methods for estimating reservoir properties such as facies and petrophysical variables from geophysical data, deep machine-learning algorithms have gained significant popularity for their ability to obtain accurate solutions for geophysical inverse problems in which the physical models are partially unknown. Solutions of classification and inversion problems are generally not unique, and uncertainty quantification studies are required to quantify the uncertainty in the model predictions and determine the precision of the results. Probabilistic methods, such as Monte Carlo approaches, provide a reliable approach for capturing the variability of the set of possible models that match the measured data. Here, we focused on the classification of facies from seismic data and benchmarked the performance of three different algorithms: recurrent neural network, Monte Carlo acceptance/rejection sampling, and Markov chain Monte Carlo. We tested and validated these approaches at the well locations by comparing classification predictions to the reference facies profile. The accuracy of the classification results is defined as the mismatch between the predictions and the log facies profile. Our study found that when the training data set of the neural network is large enough and the prior information about the transition probabilities of the facies in the Monte Carlo approach is not informative, machine-learning methods lead to more accurate solutions; however, the uncertainty of the solution might be underestimated. When some prior knowledge of the facies model is available, for example, from nearby wells, Monte Carlo methods provide solutions with similar accuracy to the neural network and allow a more robust quantification of the uncertainty, of the solution.

Applications of Artificial Neural Networks for Seismic Facies Classification

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (02) ◽  
pp. 68-69
Author(s):  
Chris Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Seismic Data ◽  
Reservoir Characterization ◽  
Probabilistic Neural Network ◽  
Oil Field ◽  
Seismic Facies ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Full Field ◽  
Facies Classification

This article, written by JPT Technology Editor Chris Carpenter, contains highlights of paper SPE 200577, “Applications of Artificial Neural Networks for Seismic Facies Classification: A Case Study From the Mid-Cretaceous Reservoir in a Supergiant Oil Field,” by Ali Al-Ali, Karl Stephen, SPE, and Asghar Shams, Heriot-Watt University, prepared for the 2020 SPE Europec featured at the 82nd EAGE Conference and Exhibition, originally scheduled to be held in Amsterdam, 1-3 December. The paper has not been peer reviewed. Facies classification using data from sources such as wells and outcrops cannot capture all reservoir characterization in the interwell region. Therefore, as an alternative approach, seismic facies classification schemes are applied to reduce the uncertainties in the reservoir model. In this study, a machine-learning neural network was introduced to predict the lithology required for building a full-field Earth model for carbonate reservoirs in southern Iraq. The work and the methodology provide a significant improvement in facies classification and reveal the capability of a probabilistic neural network technique. Introduction The use of machine learning in seismic facies classification has increased gradually during the past decade in the interpretation of 3D and 4D seismic volumes and reservoir characterization work flows. The complete paper provides a literature review regarding this topic. Previously, seismic reservoir characterization has revealed the heterogeneity of the Mishrif reservoir and its distribution in terms of the pore system and the structural model. However, the main objective of this work is to classify and predict the heterogeneous facies of the carbonate Mishrif reservoir in a giant oil field using a multilayer feed-forward network (MLFN) and a probabilistic neural network (PNN) in nonlinear facies classification techniques. A related objective was to find any domain-specific causal relationships among input and output variables. These two methods have been applied to classify and predict the presence of different facies in Mishrif reservoir rock types. Case Study Reservoir and Data Set Description. The West Qurna field is a giant, multibillion-barrel oil field in the southern Mesopotamian Basin with multiple carbonate and clastic reservoirs. The overall structure of the field is a north/south trending anticline steep on the western flank and gentle on the eastern flank. Many producing reservoirs developed in this oil field; however, the Mid- Cretaceous Mishrif reservoir is the main producing reservoir. The reservoir consists of thick carbonate strata (roughly 250 m) deposited on a shallow water platform adjacent to more-distal, deeper-water nonreservoir carbonate facies developing into three stratigraphic sequence units in the second order. Mishrif facies are characterized by a porosity greater than 20% and large permeability contrast from grainstones to microporosity (10-1000 md). The first full-field 3D seismic data set was achieved over 500 km2 during 2012 and 2013 in order to plan the development of all field reservoirs. A de-tailed description of the reservoir has been determined from well logs and core and seismic data. This study is mainly based on facies log (22 wells) and high-resolution 3D seismic volume to generate seismic attributes as the input data for the training of the neural network model. The model is used to evaluate lithofacies in wells without core data but with appropriate facies logs. Also, testing was carried out in parallel with the core data to verify the results of facies classification.

Unravel Carbonate Reservoir Heterogeneities Through 3D Seismic Neural Network Application: A Machine Learning Based Approach and Workflow

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimmas Ramadhan ◽  
Krishna Pratama Laya ◽  
Ricko Rizkiaputra ◽  
Esterlinda Sinlae ◽  
Ari Subekti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Seismic Data ◽  
Carbonate Reservoir ◽  
3D Seismic ◽  
Carbonate Facies ◽  
Full Field ◽  
Facies Classification ◽  
Unsupervised Neural Network ◽  
Tight Gas Reservoir

Abstract The availability of 3D seismic data undoubtedly plays an important role in reservoir characterization. Currently seismic technology continues to advance at a rapid pace not only in the acquisition but also in processing and interpretation domain. The advance on this is well supported by the digitalization era which urges everything to run reliably fast, effective and efficient. Thanks to continuous development of IT peripherals we now have luxury to process and handle big data through the application of machine learning. Some debates on the effectiveness and threats that this process may automating certain task and later will decrease human workforce are still going on in many forums but still like it or not this machine learning is already embraced in almost every aspect of our life including in oil & gas industry. Carbonate reservoir on the other hand has been long known for its uniqueness compared to siliciclastic reservoir. The term heterogeneous properties are quite common for carbonate due to its complex multi-story depositional and diagenetic facies. In this paper, we bring up our case where we try to unravel carbonate heterogeneity from a massive tight gas reservoir through our machine learning application using the workflow of supervised and unsupervised neural network. In this study, we incorporate 3D PSTM seismic data and its stratigraphic interpretation coupled with the core study result, BHI (borehole image) log interpretation, and our regional understanding of the area to develop a meaningful carbonate facies model through seismic neural network exercises. As the result, we successfully derive geological consistent carbonate facies classification and distribution honoring all the supporting data above though the limitation of well penetration in the area. This result then proved to be beneficial to build integrated 3D geomodel which later can explain the issue on different gas compositions happens in the area. The result on unsupervised neural network also able to serves as a quick look for further sweetspot analysis to support full-field development.

scholarly journals Towards a climatology of fog frequency in the Atacama Desert via multi-spectral satellite data and machine learning techniques

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Böhm ◽  
Jan H. Schween ◽  
Mark Reyers ◽  
Benedikt Maier ◽  
Ulrich Löhnert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Satellite Data ◽  
Atacama Desert ◽  
Arid Ecosystems ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Geological Processes ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Detection Approach ◽  
Fog Detection

AbstractIn many hyper-arid ecosystems, such as the Atacama Desert, fog is the most important fresh water source. To study biological and geological processes in such water-limited regions, knowledge about the spatio-temporal distribution and variability of fog presence is necessary. In this study, in-situ measurements provided by a network of climate stations equipped, inter alia, with leaf wetness sensors are utilized to create a reference fog data set which enables the validation of satellite-based fog retrieval methods. Further, a new satellite-based fog detection approach is introduced which uses brightness temperatures measured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) as input for a neural network. Such a machine learning technique can exploit all spectral information of the satellite data and represent potential non-linear relationships. Compared to a second fog detection approach based on MODIS cloud top height retrievals, the neural network reaches a higher detection skill (Heidke skill score of 0.56 compared to 0.49). A suitable representation of temporal variability on subseasonal time scales is provided with correlations mostly greater than 0.7 between fog occurrence time series derived from the neural network and the reference data for individual climate stations, respectively. Furthermore, a suitable spatial representativity of the neural network approach to expand the application to the whole region is indicated. Three-year averages of fog frequencies reveal similar spatial patterns for the austral winter season for both approaches. However, differences are found for the summer and potential reasons are discussed.

scholarly journals Effective Methodology for Co-Referential Aspect Based Sentiment Analysis of Tourist Reviews

2020 ◽  
pp. 523-529
Author(s):  
Kamlesh A. Waghmare ◽  
Sheetal K. Bhala
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Sentiment Analysis ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Knowledge Processing ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
The World ◽  
Sentiment Score

Tourist reviews are the source of data that is going to be used for the travelers around the world to find the hotels for their stay according to their comfort. In this the hotels are ranked over the parameters or aspects considered keeping travelers in mind. This computation of data sets is done with the help of the machine learning algorithms and the neural network. The knowledge processing done over the reviews generates the sentiment score for each hotel with respect to the aspects defined. Here, the explicit , implicit and co-referential aspects are identified by suppressing the noise. This paper proposes the method that can be best used for the detection of the sentiments with the high accuracy.

scholarly journals Coupled online learning as a way to tackle instabilities and biases in neural network parameterizations: general algorithms and Lorenz96 case study (v1.0)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Rasp
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Training Dataset ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Training Stage ◽  
Lorenz 96 ◽  
Resolution Simulation

Abstract. Over the last couple of years, machine learning parameterizations have emerged as a potential way to improve the representation of sub-grid processes in Earth System Models (ESMs). So far, all studies were based on the same three-step approach: first a training dataset was created from a high-resolution simulation, then a machine learning algorithms was fitted to this dataset, before the trained algorithms was implemented in the ESM. The resulting online simulations were frequently plagued by instabilities and biases. Here, coupled online learning is proposed as a way to combat these issues. Coupled learning can be seen as a second training stage in which the pretrained machine learning parameterization, specifically a neural network, is run in parallel with a high-resolution simulation. The high-resolution simulation is kept in sync with the neural network-driven ESM through constant nudging. This enables the neural network to learn from the tendencies that the high-resolution simulation would produce if it experienced the states the neural network creates. The concept is illustrated using the Lorenz 96 model, where coupled learning is able to recover the "true" parameterizations. Further, detailed algorithms for the implementation of coupled learning in 3D cloud-resolving models and the super parameterization framework are presented. Finally, outstanding challenges and issues not resolved by this approach are discussed.

scholarly journals Application of Machine Learning Algorithms for Solving Problems in the Oil and Gas Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-64
Author(s):  
K. N. Maiorov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Reinforcement Learning ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Machine Learning Methods ◽  
The Neural Network

The paper examines the life cycle of field development, analyzes the processes of the field development design stage for the application of machine learning methods. For each process, relevant problems are highlighted, existing solutions based on machine learning methods, ideas and problems are proposed that could be effectively solved by machine learning methods. For the main part of the processes, examples of solutions are briefly described; the advantages and disadvantages of the approaches are identified. The most common solution method is feed-forward neural networks. Subject to preliminary normalization of the input data, this is the most versatile algorithm for regression and classification problems. However, in the problem of selecting wells for hydraulic fracturing, a whole ensemble of machine learning models was used, where, in addition to a neural network, there was a random forest, gradient boosting and linear regression. For the problem of optimizing the placement of a grid of oil wells, the disadvantages of existing solutions based on a neural network and a simple reinforcement learning approach based on Markov decision-making process are identified. A deep reinforcement learning algorithm called Alpha Zero is proposed, which has previously shown significant results in the role of artificial intelligence for games. This algorithm is a decision tree search that directs the neural network: only those branches that have received the best estimates from the neural network are considered more thoroughly. The paper highlights the similarities between the tasks for which Alpha Zero was previously used, and the task of optimizing the placement of a grid of oil producing wells. Conclusions are made about the possibility of using and modifying the algorithm of the optimization problem being solved. Аn approach is proposed to take into account symmetric states in a Monte Carlo tree to reduce the number of required simulations.

scholarly journals Classification of potential blood donors using machine learning algorithms approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-221
Author(s):  
Merinda Lestandy ◽  
Lailis Syafa'ah ◽  
Amrul Faruq
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Naive Bayes ◽  
Learning Algorithms ◽  
Naïve Bayes ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Blood Type ◽  
The Neural Network

Blood donation is the process of taking blood from someone used for blood transfusions. Blood type, sex, age, blood pressure, and hemoglobin are blood donor criteria that must be met and processed manually to classify blood donor eligibility. The manual process resulted in an irregular blood supply because blood donor candidates did not meet the criteria. This study implements machine learning algorithms includes kNN, naïve Bayes, and neural network methods to determine the eligibility of blood donors. This study used 600 training data divided into two classes, namely potential and non-potential donors. The test results show that the accuracy of the neural network is 84.3 %, higher than kNN and naïve Bayes, respectively of 75 % and 84.17 %. It indicates that the neural network method outperforms comparing with kNN and naïve Bayes.

scholarly journals Deep Neural Network for Multi-Class Prediction of Student Performance in Educational Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 5073-5081
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Activation Function ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Data Set

Prediction of student performance is the significant part in processing the educational data. Machine learning algorithms are leading the role in this process. Deep learning is one of the important concepts of machine learning algorithm. In this paper, we applied the deep learning technique for prediction of the academic excellence of the students using R Programming. Keras and Tensorflow libraries utilized for making the model using neural network on the Kaggle dataset. The data is separated into testing data training data set. Plot the neural network model using neuralnet method and created the Deep Learning model using two hidden layers using ReLu activation function and one output layer using softmax activation function. After fine tuning process until the stable changes; this model produced accuracy as 85%.

scholarly journals Machine learning predictions of surface migration barriers in nucleation and non-equilibrium growth

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Martynec ◽  
Christos Karapanagiotis ◽  
Sabine H. L. Klapp ◽  
Stefan Kowarik
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Kinetic Monte Carlo ◽  
Diffusion Barriers ◽  
Binding Energies ◽  
Atomic Scale ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Wide Range

AbstractMachine learning is playing an increasing role in the discovery of new materials and may also facilitate the search for optimum growth conditions for crystals and thin films. Here, we perform kinetic Monte-Carlo simulations of sub-monolayer growth. We consider a generic homoepitaxial growth scenario that covers a wide range of conditions with different diffusion barriers (0.4–0.55 eV) and lateral binding energies (0.1–0.4 eV). These simulations are used as a training data set for a convolutional neural network that can predict diffusion barriers and binding energies. Specifically, a single Monte-Carlo image of the morphology is sufficient to determine the energy barriers with an accuracy of approximately 10 meV and the neural network is tolerant to images with noise and lower than atomic-scale resolution. We believe this new machine learning method will be useful for fundamental studies of growth kinetics and growth optimization through better knowledge of microscopic parameters.

scholarly journals Micro Clustering Methodology for Document Objects using Deep Learning Techniques

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1546-1552
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Recurrent Neural Network ◽  
Large Data ◽  
Heterogeneous Data ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Volume Data ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Clustering And Classification

Large data clustering and classification is a very challenging task in data mining. Various machine learning and deep learning systems have been proposed by many researchers on a different dataset. Data volume, data size and structure of data may affect the time complexity of the system. This paper described a new document object classification approach using deep learning (DL) and proposed a recurrent neural network (RNN) for classification with a micro-clustering approach.TF-IDF and a density-based approach are used to store the best features. The plane work used supervised learning method and it extracts features set called as BK of the desired classes. once the training part completed then proceeds to figure out the particular test instances with the help of the planned classification algorithm. Recurrent Neural Network categorized the particular test object according to their weights. The system can able to work on heterogeneous data set and generate the micro-clusters according to classified results. The system also carried out experimental analysis with classical machine learning algorithms. The proposed algorithm shows higher accuracy than the existing density-based approach on different data sets.

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