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Introduction to Machine Learning/Data Analytics for Subsurface Engineering and Geoscience Applications

Advances in machine learning and computing power now make it possible to extract insight from large, varied and real-time datasets. This course introduces how these methods are applied to subsurface data such as production, drilling, seismic and well data. Participants learn the core concepts, data quality practices and pitfalls of data-driven approaches in the industry.

Discipline
Data and Digital
Level
Foundation
Duration
Flexible length
Formats
Classroom, In-house, Blended
Every course can be delivered in-house and tailored to your organisation.

Who should attend

Geoscientists, petrophysicists, engineers and others interested in applying machine learning and analytics to subsurface problems.

What participants will be able to do

  • Use the essential terminology of data analytics and machine learning
  • Verify and improve data quality
  • Perform exploratory data analysis to find relationships and outliers
  • Distinguish supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning
  • Recognise and address pitfalls of data-driven methods

Topics covered

  • Machine learning fundamentals
  • Industry data types
  • Data quality
  • Exploratory data analysis
  • Learning approaches
  • Subsurface use cases