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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-3899-2021
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Constraining stochastic 3-D structural geological models with topology information using approximate Bayesian computation in GemPy 2.1
Alexander Schaaf
Geology and Petroleum Geology, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, UK
Computational Geoscience and Reservoir Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Miguel de la Varga
Computational Geoscience and Reservoir Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Florian Wellmann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Computational Geoscience and Reservoir Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Clare E. Bond
Geology and Petroleum Geology, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, UK
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Short summary
Uncertainty is an inherent property of any model of the subsurface. We show how geological topology information – how different regions of rocks in the subsurface are connected – can be used to train uncertain geological models to reduce uncertainty. More widely, the method demonstrates the use of probabilistic machine learning (Bayesian inference) to train structural geological models on auxiliary geological knowledge that can be encoded in graph structures.
Uncertainty is an inherent property of any model of the subsurface. We show how geological...