We hear a lot about data science in oil and gas and the huge potential it has to impact the industry. But, what exactly is data science and how exactly does it fit into the future of the oil and gas industry? To answer these questions, we sat down with our resident data science expert, Dr....

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Data science is becoming one of the hottest fields in industrial sector given its enormous potential of helping businesses increase efficiency and safety, reduce operational costs and discover new opportunities for the use of data. When thinking through adding data science to your organization,...

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When we're trying to recognize a naturally fractured reservoir, we often find ourselves asking: "is this a naturally fractured reservoir?" And, “are there are a lot of fractures...do they dominate the behavior of the reservoir?” I deal with a full evidentiary list of naturally fractured...

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Kriging is a classical geostatistical interpolation technique named after Danie Krige, a South African geostatistician who worked in the mines and was really the first person to recognize spatial continuity and its effect on estimation. So what is kriging, exactly? Kriging is a spatial...

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First off, the question: The possible answers are: A. It is a fracture system. The 100% porosity sample is in a fracture; 0% porosity is on the matrix. B. It is a porosity map of a sandstone reservoir. C. Since most of the samples are 0% porosity, it is a homogeneous system. D. The...

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This exercise is part of my new course on Knowledgette: "Naturally fractured reservoir course for geologists and reservoir engineers". Do you know the answer? Watch the video below and share your thoughts and answers in the comments based on the possible responses below! Select your responses...

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First of all, what is seismic stratigraphy? Seismic stratigraphy is the interpretation of geologic information and stratigraphic relationships, from seismic reflection data. It allows for the application of stratigraphic concepts to the subsurface and the pattern data is used to interpret...

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When compiling data for analysis in oil and gas, the data needs to satisfy several key requirements to be amenable for generating useful insights and predictions. In the O&G business, we can identify six basic data quality requirements: Completeness. All the relevant data for the...

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David Castiñeira is a Chemical Engineer with 9 years experience in the O&G industry. He is passionate about innovation and technology and is particularly interested in the application of Data Science and Machine Learning solutions to tackle complex engineering problems. Prior to his...

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One of the first questions to be addressed in a frontier exploration area is if there is a working petroleum system. But, how does one go about establishing whether there is a working petroleum system or not? Establishing the presence of a working petroleum system A primary indicator for a...

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