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The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence)

FaciesNet & Machine Learning Applications in Energy with Mohamed Sidahmed - #333

Dec 27, 2019
39:55
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Mohamed Sidahmed, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence R&D Manager at Shell, talks about using machine learning for seismic interpretation, predicting hydrocarbon deposition, and facial feature transformation. He also discusses their efforts to drive machine learning as a mainstream application and the Shell.AI residency program for collaborating in the energy sector.
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Quick takeaways

  • The FaciesNet Paper proposes a new architecture for rock facies classification, combining sequence models and recurrent neural networks to accurately classify different types of rock facies, improving upon previous methods that overlook the sequence aspect of facies classification.
  • Shell's internal R&D approach utilizes machine learning and deep learning to create an equivalent workflow process for full-wave inversion, enabling the accurate identification of different types of zonal interest areas using seismic data, which historically required significant computational power and effort.

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Phasees Net Paper: A New Architecture for Rock Facies Classification

The podcast episode discusses the Phasees Net Paper, which proposes a new architecture for rock facies classification. The architecture combines sequence models and recurrent neural networks to accurately classify different types of rock facies. By converting well-logged data into spectrograms and using them as inputs, the model can generate high-resolution images that reveal the sequencing and texture of different facies. This approach improves upon previous methods that overlook the sequence aspect of facies classification. The paper achieves a significant improvement in accuracy, correctly classifying more types of facies compared to previous state-of-the-art techniques.

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