Autoregressive modelling, successful in language tasks, is applied to mineral‑exploration drillholes where lithology is revealed sequentially from shallow to deep. The authors introduce DrillBench, a benchmark of 49,671 Western Australian drillholes for next‑layer prediction and autoregressive stratigraphic generation across a graded transfer spectrum. Experiments show that spatial conditioning helps locally but fails under strong shift, while autoregressive models transfer more robustly; a backbone‑agnostic recipe combining large‑scale pretraining and spatial retrieval improves generalisation, especially in distant geological splits.
By Yihao Ding, Daniel Yitian Su, Yiran Zhang, Christopher M. Gonzalez, Wei Liu
arXiv:2609.36193v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Learning from scientific measurements often requires aligning modalities with different spatial support and resolution. Subsurface characterization is...
By Meher Gajula, Keyla Gonzalez, Ben Lasscock, Alejandro Valenciano
arXiv:2608. 02629v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The use of variable well perforation and injection strategies can improve the efficiency of geological carbon storage operations.
By Yifu Han, Louis J. Durlofsky
The paper introduces a workflow that ranks competing geological interpretations by converting them into spatial priors and assessing their consistency with hydraulic‑head observations. Using a text‑to‑image model to generate 1600 geologic images per interpretation, a variational autoencoder encodes them, and a supervised inverse network maps head data into this latent space, producing log‑conductivity fields for flow simulation. The method is validated on a synthetic Johansen Formation benchmark and applied to two conceptual models of the Culebra Dolomite, yielding compatibility scores that align with independent evidence.
By Harun Ur Rashid, Daniel O'Malley
arXiv:2609.20978v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: High-consequence subsurface decisions often rely on sparse data that permit competing geological interpretations. Determining consistency of these...
By Harun Ur Rashid, Daniel O'Malley
arXiv:2605. 03383v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Geological interpretation infers subsurface properties and structures from indirect geophysical observations.
By Xiaoyu Tao, Mingyue Cheng, Jiahao Wang, Yitong Zhou, Qingyang Mao, Yimin Dou, Qi Liu, Shijin Wang, Enhong Chen