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Seismic velocity is one of the most important parameters used in seismic exploration. Accurate velocity models are key prerequisites for reverse-time migration and other high-resolution seismic imaging techniques. Such velocity information…

Geophysics · Physics 2019-02-19 Fangshu Yang , Jianwei Ma

The interpretation of seismic images faces challenges due to the presence of several uncertainty sources. Uncertainties exist in data measurements, source positioning, and subsurface geophysical properties. Understanding uncertainties' role…

We propose a new method to tackle the mapping challenge from time-series data to spatial image in the field of seismic exploration, i.e., reconstructing the velocity model directly from seismic data by deep neural networks (DNNs). The…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-06-29 Shucai Li , Bin Liu , Yuxiao Ren , Yangkang Chen , Senlin Yang , Yunhai Wang , Peng Jiang

Iterative geostatistical seismic inversion integrates seismic and well data to infer the spatial distribution of subsurface elastic properties. These methods provide limited assessment to the spatial uncertainty of the inverted elastic…

Inversion techniques are widely used to reconstruct subsurface physical properties (e.g., velocity, conductivity) from surface-based geophysical measurements (e.g., seismic, electric/magnetic (EM) data). The problems are governed by partial…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-06-17 Yinan Feng , Yinpeng Chen , Shihang Feng , Peng Jin , Zicheng Liu , Youzuo Lin

In a recent study (Jozinovi\'c et al, 2020) we showed that convolutional neural networks (CNNs) applied to network seismic traces can be used for rapid prediction of earthquake peak ground motion intensity measures (IMs) at distant stations…

Geophysics · Physics 2021-12-15 Dario Jozinović , Anthony Lomax , Ivan Štajduhar , Alberto Michelini

Extracting subsurface velocity information from seismic data is mainly an undetermined problem that requires injecting a priori information to constrain the inversion process. Machine learning has offered a platform to do so through the…

Geophysics · Physics 2025-10-03 Xiao Ma , Shaowen Wang , Tariq Alkhalifah

The extraction of geoelectric structural information from airborne transient electromagnetic(ATEM)data primarily involves data processing and inversion. Conventional methods rely on empirical parameter selection, making it difficult to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-31 Shuang Wang , Xuben Wang , Fei Deng , Xiaodong Yu , Peifan Jiang , Lifeng Mao

Marine seismic exploration is a core technology supporting marine resource exploration, seabed detection, carbon sequestration monitoring, and offshore engineering safety. The integration of full-waveform inversion (FWI), elastic inversion,…

Geophysics · Physics 2026-05-05 Guoxin Chen

Seismic velocity inversion is a key task in geophysical exploration, enabling the reconstruction of subsurface structures from seismic wave data. It is critical for high-resolution seismic imaging and interpretation. Traditional…

Geophysics · Physics 2025-09-29 Mahedi Hasan

This paper presents a novel workflow for seismic net pay estimation with uncertainty. It is demonstrated on the Cassra/Iris Field. The theory for the stochastic wavelet derivation (which estimates the seismic noise level along with the…

Geophysics · Physics 2016-04-05 Michael E. Glinsky , Dale Baptiste , Muhlis Unaldi , Vishal Nagassar

The reliable discrimination of tectonic earthquakes from anthropogenic quarry blasts and transient noise remains a critical challenge in single station seismic monitoring. In this study, we introduce a novel Physics Informed Convolutional…

Geophysics · Physics 2026-02-19 Nishtha Srivastava , Johannes Faber , Dhruv Aditya Srivastava

Full Waveform Inversion (FWI) is an important geophysical technique considered in subsurface property prediction. It solves the inverse problem of predicting high-resolution Earth interior models from seismic data. Traditional FWI methods…

I demonstrate that the conventional seismic full-waveform inversion algorithm can be constructed as a recurrent neural network and so implemented using deep learning software such as TensorFlow. Applying another deep learning concept, the…

Geophysics · Physics 2018-02-01 Alan Richardson

We simulate the response of acoustic seismic waves in horizontally layered media using a deep neural network. In contrast to traditional finite-difference modelling techniques our network is able to directly approximate the recorded seismic…

Geophysics · Physics 2024-06-21 Benjamin Moseley , Andrew Markham , Tarje Nissen-Meyer

4D seismic inversion is the leading method to quantitatively monitor fluid flow dynamics in the subsurface, with applications ranging from enhanced oil recovery to subsurface CO2 storage. The process of inverting seismic data for reservoir…

Geophysics · Physics 2023-10-25 Juan Romero , Nick Luiken , Matteo Ravasi

Seismic inverse modeling is a common method in reservoir prediction and it plays a vital role in the exploration and development of oil and gas. Conventional seismic inversion method is difficult to combine with complicated and abstract…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2021-06-09 Pengfei Xie , YanShu Yin , JiaGen Hou , Mei Chen , Lixin Wang

Whether it is oil and gas exploration or geological science research, it is necessary to accurately grasp the structural information of underground media. Full waveform inversion is currently the most popular seismic wave inversion method,…

Geophysics · Physics 2024-07-30 Guoxin Chen

Earthquake forecasting remains a significant scientific challenge, with current methods falling short of achieving the performance necessary for meaningful societal benefits. Traditional models, primarily based on past seismicity and…

Geophysics · Physics 2025-02-19 Zhang Ying , Wen Congcong , Sornette Didier , Zhan Chengxiang

Geophysical inversion attempts to estimate the distribution of physical properties in the Earth's interior from observations collected at or above the surface. Inverse problems are commonly posed as least-squares optimization problems in…

Geophysics · Physics 2019-05-22 Vladimir Puzyrev