Uncertainty and risk evaluation during the exploration stage of geothermal development: A review

JB Witter, WJ Trainor-Guitton, DL Siler - Geothermics, 2019 - Elsevier
Quantifying and representing uncertainty for geothermal systems is often ignored, in
practice, during the exploration phase of a geothermal development project. We propose …

3-D Structural geological models: Concepts, methods, and uncertainties

F Wellmann, G Caumon - Advances in geophysics, 2018 - Elsevier
The Earth below ground is the subject of interest for many geophysical as well as geological
investigations. Even though most practitioners would agree that all available information …

[HTML][HTML] A lightweight convolutional neural network with end-to-end learning for three-dimensional mineral prospectivity modeling: A case study of the Sanhetun Area …

B Zhang, K Xu, U Khan, X Li, L Du, Z Xu - Ore Geology Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
With the continuous exploitation of surface and shallow mineral resources, the global
demand for concealed ore deposit exploration is increasing. However, concealed mineral …

GemPy 1.0: open-source stochastic geological modeling and inversion

M de la Varga, A Schaaf… - Geoscientific Model …, 2019 - gmd.copernicus.org
The representation of subsurface structures is an essential aspect of a wide variety of
geoscientific investigations and applications, ranging from geofluid reservoir studies, over …

3D geological structure inversion from Noddy-generated magnetic data using deep learning methods

J Guo, Y Li, MW Jessell, J Giraud, C Li, L Wu, F Li… - Computers & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Using geophysical inversion for three-dimensional (3D) geological modeling is an effective
way to model underground geological structures. In this study, we propose and investigate a …

Learning 3D mineral prospectivity from 3D geological models using convolutional neural networks: Application to a structure-controlled hydrothermal gold deposit

H Deng, Y Zheng, J Chen, S Yu, K Xiao… - Computers & Geosciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) geological models are typical data sources in 3D mineral
prospectivity modeling. However, identifying prospectivity-informative predictor variables …

Bayesian deep learning for spatial interpolation in the presence of auxiliary information

C Kirkwood, T Economou, N Pugeault… - Mathematical …, 2022 - Springer
Earth scientists increasingly deal with 'big data'. For spatial interpolation tasks, variants of
kriging have long been regarded as the established geostatistical methods. However …

[HTML][HTML] Bayesian geological and geophysical data fusion for the construction and uncertainty quantification of 3D geological models

HKH Olierook, R Scalzo, D Kohn, R Chandra… - Geoscience …, 2021 - Elsevier
Traditional approaches to develop 3D geological models employ a mix of quantitative and
qualitative scientific techniques, which do not fully provide quantification of uncertainty in the …

[HTML][HTML] Automated geological map deconstruction for 3D model construction using map2loop 1.0 and map2model 1.0

M Jessell, V Ogarko, Y De Rose… - Geoscientific Model …, 2021 - gmd.copernicus.org
At a regional scale, the best predictor for the 3D geology of the near-subsurface is often the
information contained in a geological map. One challenge we face is the difficulty in …

Into the Noddyverse: A massive data store of 3D geological models for Machine Learning & inversion applications

M Jessell, J Guo, Y Li, M Lindsay… - Earth System …, 2021 - essd.copernicus.org
Unlike some other well-known challenges such as facial recognition, where Machine
Learning and Inversion algorithms are widely developed, the geosciences suffer from a lack …