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AI accelerates subsurface reservoir modeling with neural operators

Researchers have developed a novel framework that accelerates Bayesian history matching for subsurface reservoir modeling. This approach utilizes a Fourier neural operator as a surrogate for the complex forward map, significantly speeding up simulations. The method integrates seismic and production data through adaptive regularized ensemble Kalman inversion, enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of subsurface characterization. AI

IMPACT This research could significantly speed up complex simulations in fields like oil and gas exploration, enabling faster and more accurate subsurface characterization.

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AI accelerates subsurface reservoir modeling with neural operators

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  1. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Clement Etienam, David Blom, Hari Pattathil, Tsubasa Onishi, Harpreet Sethi, Lalson Vincent, Suraj Pawar, Kishan Ramesh Kumar, Pandu Devarakota, Faruk O. Alpak ·

    Autoregressive Physics-Informed Neural Operator Surrogates and Joint 4-D Seismic-Production Bayesian History Matching

    arXiv:2610.31677v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We present a surrogate-accelerated Bayesian history-matching framework, demonstrated on a realistic synthetic model ($N=100{,}188$ cells). The forward map $\mathcal{G}$ is replaced by a Fourier neural operator $\mathcal{G}_\theta$ t…