arXiv Machine Learning

A Generative-AI Modeling Framework for Explainable Decision Support in Complex Geosteering Scenarios

The paper presents a real‑time, AI‑driven geosteering workflow that combines Generative Adversarial Networks for geological parameterization, ensemble methods for model updating, and dynamic programming optimization for decision support during directional drilling. The framework uses offline GAN training to generate realistic geology realizations and a Forward Neural Network to predict Logging‑While‑Drilling tool responses, enabling progressive reduction of subsurface uncertainty around the drilling bit. Tested on a low‑net‑to‑gross drilling scenario, the prototype delivers steering recommendations and automatically maps formation boundaries along the well path.

arXiv AI
Jun 30

Geo-Expert: Towards Expert-Level Geological Reasoning via Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning

arXiv:2605. 24844v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: While general-purpose Large Language Models (LLMs) applied to Geology often hallucinate when reasoning about subsurface structures and deep-time evolution, current AI in Earth sciences predominantly targets surface remote sensing and GIS.

By Chenyou Guo, Zongqi Liu, Yizhou Zhang, Zhaorui Jiang, Ze Liu
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 18

INDEQS: Informed Neural controlled Differential EQuationS

arXiv:2606. 19138v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Neural Controlled Differential Equations (NCDE) provide a powerful continuous-time framework for forecasting time series, but standard graph-based extensions typically learn spatial structure purely from data, even in settings where a directed graph structure is known a priori.

By Michael Detzel, Gabriel Nobis, Kristiyan Blagov, Juri Schubert, Jackie Ma, Wojciech Samek
arXiv Machine Learning
5d ago

Should All Noises Be Treated Equally: Impact of Input Noise Variability on Neural Network Robustness

The paper examines how varying input noise characteristics—type, scale, and complexity—affect neural network robustness in geophysical tasks such as first break picking and denoising. By training models on fixed noise settings and testing them on both seen and unseen noise scenarios, the study constructs a robustness matrix that reveals how larger noise scales improve generalization and how aligning noise type with task complexity and architecture maximizes performance. Training with compound noise mixtures further mitigates weaknesses of single-noise training, acting as an implicit regularizer that enhances robustness under out‑of‑distribution conditions.

By Salma Alsinan, Maksim Makarenko, Sixiu Liu, Ali Aldawood, Ibrahim Hoteit
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 2

GenONet: A Generative operator Network for High-Resolution Precipitation Nowcasting

GenONet introduces a Spatio-Temporal U-DeepONet architecture that serves as a generator in a GAN framework for high‑resolution precipitation nowcasting up to three hours ahead. By learning continuous‑time precipitation dynamics with a Deep Operator Network and enforcing physics through a moisture‑conservation loss, the model produces sharp, physically consistent forecasts that outperform baselines, especially for high‑intensity events and longer lead times. Ablation studies confirm the added value of the physics‑informed regularizer and the synergy of operator learning with adversarial training.

By Mohammad Kian Golkar, Luciano Alves de Oliveira, Mohammad Khanjani
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 2

Decision-Aware Training for Sample-Based Generative Models

arXiv:2607. 01171v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Sample-based generative models are increasingly used for probabilistic forecasting in high-stakes decision settings, yet their training objectives are blind to the decision maker's cost structure.

By Kornelius Raeth, Nicole Ludwig
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 17

Towards Fast GNN Surrogates for CO2 Migration in Complex Geological Formations

arXiv:2606. 17180v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This chapter discusses how a data-driven machine learning approach can reproduce key aspects of the physical behavior of multiphase flows in complex geological formations.

By Rodrigo S. Luna, Thiago H. N. Coelho, Luiz S. L. Neto, Roberto M. Velho, Adriano M. A. Cortes, Renato N. Elias, Alexandre G. Evsukoff, Fernando A. Rochinha, Mauricio Araya-Polo, Herve Gross, Alvaro L. G. A. Coutinho