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AI Applications in the Subsurface: Machine Learning and Digital Rock Innovations for Reservoir Characterization and Modeling

Thursday, 22 October
Room 371 CF
Technical Session
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are rapidly transforming subsurface engineering by enabling more accurate, interpretable, and physics-consistent predictions across reservoir characterization, geomechanics, well log interpretation, and flow simulation. This session brings together recent advances in physics-guided machine learning, transformer architectures, agentic AI systems, digital rock workflows, and uncertainty-aware modeling approaches. The presentations will highlight innovative methods for permeability prediction, lithofacies classification, pressure transient analysis, borehole image interpretation, geological parameterization, and multi-phase numerical simulation. Emphasis will be placed on interpretable AI, integration with physics-based models, and practical applications for heterogeneous clastic and carbonate reservoirs. This session aims to bridge research and field implementation while demonstrating how AI-driven workflows are shaping the next generation of subsurface engineering.
Session Chairpersons
Mohamed Mehana - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Amr Ramadan - APA Corporation
  • 1400-1425 234148
    Facies-Conditioned Physics-Guided Machine Learning for Interpretable Permeability Prediction in Heterogeneous Clastic Reservoirs
    D.Q. Al-Abdulhameed, TotalEnergies; W. Al-Mudhafar, Basra Oil Company; A. Alsubaih, The University of Texas At Austin
  • 1425-1450 233892
    Deep learning-assisted numerical simulation of multiphase multicomponent flow coupled with geochemical reactions
    L. Fang, China University of Geosciences (Beijing); Q. Sun, Petroleum Recovery Research Center; X. Li, Research Inst Petr Expl & Dev
  • 1450-1515 234142
    A History-Response-Conditioned FiLM-CNN and Transfer Learning-Based Approach for Pressure Transient Analysis of Multiphase Fractured Horizontal Wells
    H. Chu, X. Hu, State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development; J. Yang, University of Science and Technology Beijing; Y. Zhao, Exploration and Development Research Institute of Sinopec Southwest Oil & Gas Company, SINOPEC South; H. Liu, State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development; M. Gao, W. Zhu, University of Science and Technology Beijing
  • 1545-1610 233806
    Reservoir History Matching with Latent Diffusion Model Parameterization and ES-MDA
    H. Li, B. Aslam, KAUST; X. He, Saudi Aramco PE&D; M. Maucec, Saudi Aramco; H. Kwak, Saudi Aramco PE&D; B. Yan, King Abdullah University of Science & Tech
  • 1610-1635 234195
    Automated Geomechanical Interpretation of Borehole Images Using Context-Aware AI Mechanism
    M. Awada, Y. Lajmi Cherif, A.J. Escobar, I. Baho, SLB
  • 1635-1700 234076
    An Edge-Deployed Hybrid Framework for Real-Time ISIP Detection
    A. Avasare, S. Poludasu, J. Montano, C. Everts, A. Heft, E. Guseva, B. Dickinson, NexTier Oilfield Solutions
  • Alternate 234081
    Automatic Corrosion Detection Using High-Resolution Magnetic Flux Data for Well Integrity Management
    S. Silvia, Baker Hughes; F. Abdul Razak, Baker Hughes Co. Saudi Arabia; T. Furlong, Baker Hughes