Latest Results

The latest results from Norce presented to the scientific community:

Cristin Publication

A Framework to Capture the Relationships in Drilling Data and the Propagation of Uncertainty

Eric Cayeux, Carlos Damski, John D. Macpherson, Moray Laing, Pradeep Annaiyappa, Philip Harbidge, Michael G. Edwards, Jonathan Carney

Connecting Multilayer Semantic Networks to Data Lakes: The Representation of Data Uncertainty and Quality

Eric Cayeux, Carlos Damski, John D. Macpherson, Moray Laing, Pradeep Annaiyappa, Philip Harbidge, Michael G. Edwards, Jonathan Carney

What can we learn after 10,000 geosteering decisions?

Yasaman Cheraghi, Sergey Alyaev, Aojie Hong, Igor Kuvaev, Stephen Clark, Andrei Zhuravlev, Reidar Brumer Bratvold

A General Framework to Describe Drilling Process States

Eric Cayeux, John D. Macpherson, D. Pirovolou, Moray Laing, Fred Florence

A General Framework to Describe Drilling Process States

Eric Cayeux, John D. Macpherson, D. Pirovolou, Moray Laing, Fred Florence

Drilling Systems Automation: Fault Detection, Isolation and Recovery Functions for Situational Awareness

Eric Cayeux, John D. Macpherson, Moray Laing, D. Pirovolou, Fred Florence

Advancing Online Verification and Validation in Complex Multi-Providers Drilling Automation Systems

Rodica Georgeta Mihai, Michael G. Edwards, John de Wardt, Sathianandan Dharmaselvan, Jonathan Carney

Enhancing geosteering with AI : Integrating a decision-making robot into a cloud-based environment and benchmarking against human experts

Ressi Bonti Muhammad, Yasaman Cheraghi, Sergey Alyaev, Apoorv Srivastava, Reidar Brumer Bratvold

Strategic geosteering workflow with uncertainty quantification and deep learning: Initial test on the Goliat Field data

Muzammil Hussain Rammay, Sergey Alyaev, David Selvåg Larsen, Reidar Brumer Bratvold, Craig Saint

The Role of Semantic Networks in Mitigating Risk During Data Exchange in Multi-Disciplinary Well Construction

Eric Cayeux, Benoit Daireaux, John D. Macpherson, Carlos Damski, Pradeep Annaiyappa, Jonathan Carney, Wael Ziadat, Philip Harbidge, Michael G. Edwards, Harald Bolt

Analysis of the Sources of Uncertainty in Geopressure Estimation While Drilling

Eric Cayeux, Benoit Daireaux, John D. Macpherson, Harald Bolt, Philip Harbidge, Pradeep Annaiyappa, Jonathan Carney, Wael Ziadat, Michael G. Edwards

Enhancing Geosteering With AI: Integrating a Decision-Making Robot Into a Cloud-Based Environment and Benchmarking Against Human Experts

Ressi Bonti Muhammad, Yasaman Cheraghi, Sergey Alyaev, Apoorv Srivastava, Reidar Brumer Bratvold

Limits of 3D target detectability of logging while drilling deep-sensing electromagnetic measurements from numerical modeling

Nazanin Jahani, Carlos Torres-Verdin, Junsheng Hou

What can we learn after 10000 geosteering decisions?

Yasaman Cheraghi, Sergey Alyaev, Aojie Hong, Igor Kuvaev, Stephen Clark, Andrei Zhuravlev, Reidar Brumer Bratvold

High-Precision Geosteering via Reinforcement Learning and Particle Filters

Ressi Bonti Muhammad, Yasaman Cheraghi, Sergey Alyaev, Apoorv Srivastava, Reidar Brumer Bratvold, Daniel M. Tartakovsky

Adaptive Multidimensional and Multiresolution Inversion of Borehole Ultra-Deep Azimuthal Resistivity Measurements for 3D Imaging and Geosteering | Earthdoc

Nazanin Jahani, C. Torres-Verdin, W. Saputra, E. Romsaas Fjeldberg

Demonstration of Seamless Interoperability for Automatic Drilling Management in a Multi-Vendor Context.

Eric Cayeux, Benoit Daireaux, Karl Kristian Olsen, Kamil Antosz, Maria Dahle, Henrik Næsgaard, Loic Hoarau

How to Explain Geology to a Robot? DISTINGUISHing Patterns for Optimal Geosteering Decisions

Sergey Alyaev, Ressi Bonti Muhammad, Yasaman Cheraghi, Reidar Brumer Bratvold, Apoorv Srivastava, Daniel M. Tartakovsky

Cloud-Free Question Answering from Internal Knowledge Bases: Building an AI for Drilling Applications

Sergey Alyaev, Felix James Cardano Pacis, Tomasz Wiktorski

Demo: Chatbot for NCS well data

Felix James Cardano Pacis, Sergey Alyaev, Tomasz Wiktorski

Decentralized Active Control of Distributed Damping Subs for Stick-Slip Reduction in Drilling

Pauline Marie Nüsse, Adrian Ambrus, Ole Morten Aamo

Automatic Online Classification of Drilling Activities

Eric Cayeux, John D. Macpherson, Hans-Uwe Brackel, Jan Kåre Igland, Serafima Schaefer

Workshop: Trusted AI in the age of generative AI and complex AI systems

Rodica Mihai, Andre Meyer-Vitali, Emannuel Kahembwe

Adaptive Quasi-Newton Inversion of Electromagnetic Induction Logs for Subsurface Imaging While Drilling

Durra Handri Saputera, Morten Jakobsen, Nazanin Jahani, Koen W. A. van Dongen

Probabilistic model-error assessment of deep learning proxies: An application to real-time inversion of borehole electromagnetic measurements

Muzammil Hussain Rammay, Sergey Alyaev, Ahmed Elsheikh

Clock Synchronization and Timestamping of Data on Acquisition at the Wellsite: Guidelines and Recommendations

Pradeep Annaiyappa, John D. Macpherson, Eric Cayeux

Limits of detectability and resolution of deep-sensing borehole electromagnetic measurements from numerical modeling

Nazanin Jahani, Carlos Torres-Verdin, Junsheng Hou

Real-time estimation of geological layers' profiles in an anisotropic environment while accounting for model-error: A case study on the Goliat field

Muzammil Hussain Rammay, Sergey Alyaev, Reidar Brumer Bratvold, David Selvåg Larsen, Craig Saint

Trajectory Calculation for Complementing 3-D Well Path Planning in Geosteering Operations

Luis Alberto Saavedra Jerez, Eric Cayeux, Dan Sui

Best Practices to Improve Accurate Time Stamping of Data at the Well Site

Pradeep Annaiyappa, John D. Macpherson, Eric Cayeux

Drilling Data Quality and Uncertainty: Pathways to Value

Eric Cayeux, John D. Macpherson, Carlos Damski

Integrating Reinforcement Learning and Particle Filter for Enhanced Geosteering Decision-Making

Ressi Bonti Muhammad, Apoorv Srivastava, Sergey Alyaev, Reidar Brumer Bratvold, Daniel M. Tartakovsky

Automatic calibration of systematic biases in directional drilling control for planar and non-planar curves

Luis Alberto Saavedra Jerez, Eric Cayeux, Dan Sui

Reinforcement learning ​for better geosteering decisions

Ressi Bonti Muhammad, Reidar Brumer Bratvold, Sergey Alyaev

Demo: Chatbot for oil and gas data

Felix James Cardano Pacis, Sergey Alyaev, Tomasz Wiktorski

Optimizing Sequential Decisions in Geosteering: Reinforcement Learning vs Human Experts in Fast-Paced Uncertain Environment

Sergey Alyaev, Ressi Bonti Muhammad, Yasaman Cheraghi, Reidar Brumer Bratvold, Apoorv Srivastava, Daniel M. Tartakovsky

Facilitating Directional Drilling Work to Reach the Target Entry by Calculating a Safe Operating Envelope

Luis Alberto Saavedra Jerez, Eric Cayeux, Dan Sui

Active Control of Distributed Subs With Anti-Slip Logic for Torsional Vibration Damping in Drilling

Pauline Marie Nüsse, Adrian Ambrus, Ole Morten Aamo

Taxonomy Describing Levels of Autonomous Drilling Systems: Incorporating Complexity, Uncertainty, Sparse Data, With Human Interaction

John de Wardt, Eric Cayeux, Rodica Mihai, John D. Macpherson, Pradeep Annaiyappa, D. Pirovolou

Improving predictive models for rate of penetration in real drilling operations through transfer learning

Felix James Cardano Pacis, Adrian Ambrus, Sergey Alyaev, Rasool Khosravanian, Tron Golder Kristiansen, Tomasz Wiktorski

Exploring transfer learning for ROP prediction on the NCS

Felix James Cardano Pacis, Tomasz Wiktorski, Sergey Alyaev, Adrian Ambrus, Rasool Khosravanian, Tron Golder Kristiansen

Interoperability of Real-Time Drilling Signals at the Rig Site: An Example Based on Mechanical Specific Energy

Eric Cayeux, Benoit Daireaux, John D. Macpherson, Fred Florence, Espen Solbu

Direct Multi-Modal Inversion of Geophysical Logs Using Deep Learning

Sergey Alyaev, Ahmed Elsheikh

Finite-Difference Modeling of Deep-Sensing Borehole EM Measurements on a CPU/GPU Cluster

Nazanin Jahani, Carlos Torres-Verdin

HPC and finite‐difference modelling of deep EM logs

Nazanin Jahani, Carlos Torres-Verdin

Boundary Control and Estimation for Under-Balanced Drilling with Uncertain Reservoir Parameters

Timm Strecker, Ulf Jakob Flø Aarsnes

Transfer Learning Approach to Prediction of Rate of Penetration in Drilling

Felix James Cardano Pacis, Sergey Alyaev, Adrian Ambrus, Tomasz Wiktorski

Evaluation of distributed damping subs with active control for stick–slip reduction in drilling

Pauline Marie Nüsse, Adrian Ambrus, Ulf Jakob Flø Aarsnes, Ole Morten Aamo

Transfer Learning Approach to Prediction of Rate of Penetration in Drilling

Felix James Cardano Pacis, Sergey Alyaev, Adrian Ambrus, Tomasz Wiktorski

Limits of 3D Detectability and Resolution of LWD Deep-Sensing Borehole Electromagnetic Measurements Acquired in the Norwegian Continental Shelf

Nazanin Jahani, Carlos Torres-Verdin, Junsheng Hou, Jan Tveranger

Exploration of Strategies to Improve Continual Learning From Irregular Sequential Drilling Data

Felix James Cardano Pacis, Tomasz Wiktorski, Adrian Ambrus, Sergey Alyaev

A phenomenological transient model of bit foundering

Ulf Jakob Flø Aarsnes, Adrian Ambrus, Florent Di Meglio, Laurent Gerbaud

Exploration of strategies to improve continual learning from irregular sequential drilling data

Felix James Cardano Pacis, Tomasz Wiktorski, Adrian Ambrus, Sergey Alyaev

3-D induction log modelling with integral equation method and domain decomposition pre-conditioning

Durra Handri Saputera, Morten Jakobsen, Koen W. A. van Dongen, Nazanin Jahani, Kjersti Solberg Eikrem, Sergey Alyaev

Inversion of Electromagnetic Induction Log in Anisotropic Media using an Adjoint Integral Equation Method

Durra Handri Saputera, Morten Jakobsen, Nazanin Jahani, K.W.A. Van Dongen’, Sergey Alyaev, Kjersti Solberg Eikrem

Inversion of Electromagnetic Induction Log in Anisotropic Media using an Adjoint Integral Equation Method

Durra Handri Saputera, Morten Jakobsen, Nazanin Jahani, K.W.A. Van Dongen’, Sergey Alyaev, Kjersti Solberg Eikrem

A New Paradigm for Automatic Well Path Generation Using Multidisciplinary Constraints

Eric Cayeux, Gilles Pelfrene, Rodica Georgeta Mihai, Erik Wolden Dvergsnes, Bjørn Peter Tjøstheim, Antonin Baume, Rasool Khosravanian, Tron Golder Kristiansen

Rate of Penetration Prediction Using Quantile Regression Deep Neural Networks

Adrian Ambrus, Sergey Alyaev, Nazanin Jahani, Felix James Cardano Pacis, Tomasz Wiktorski

Drilling Process Modelling with Deep Learning: Towards ROP Prediction

Sergey Alyaev, Adrian Ambrus, Felix James Cardano Pacis, Nazanin Jahani, Tomasz Wiktorski, Ahmed Elsheikh

Probabilistic forecasting for geosteering in fluvial successions using a generative adversarial network

Sergey Alyaev, Jan Tveranger, Kristian Fossum, Ahmed Elsheikh

3D Modeling and Inversion of Induction Logs.​ 2023 Highlights

Durra Handri Saputera, Morten Jakobsen, Sergey Alyaev, Nazanin Jahani, Kjersti Solberg Eikrem, Koen W. A. van Dongen

Towards Real-Time 3D Modeling of Induction Logs Using an Integral Equation Method

Durra Handri Saputera, Morten Jakobsen, Nazanin Jahani, Sergey Alyaev, Kjersti Solberg Eikrem, Koen W. A. van Dongen

GPU-accelerated integral equation method for 3D modelling of induction logs

Durra Handri Saputera, Morten Jakobsen, Sergey Alyaev, Nazanin Jahani, Kjersti Solberg Eikrem, Koen van Dongen

Code Generation of Automatic Drilling Control System Functions with Embedded Verification and Validation Functionalities

Eric Cayeux, Rodica Georgeta Mihai, Rune Herikstad, Karl Kristian Olsen, Kamil Antosz, Minh Pham

Improvement of Reinforcement Learning Strategies of the Pluralistic Robot Validated in Competitive Geosteering

Hibat Errahmen Djecta, Yasaman Cheraghi, Ressi Bonti Muhammad, Sergey Alyaev, Kristian Fossum, Reidar Brumer Bratvold, Apoorv Srivastava

Towards Real-Time 3D Modeling of Induction Logs Using an Integral Equation Method

Durra Handri Saputera, Morten Jakobsen, Nazanin Jahani, Sergey Alyaev, Kjersti Solberg Eikrem, Koen W. A. van Dongen

Rate of Penetration Prediction Using Quantile Regression Deep Neural Networks

Adrian Ambrus, Sergey Alyaev, Nazanin Jahani, Felix James Cardano Pacis, Tomasz Wiktorski

Enhancing the Detectability of Deep-Sensing Borehole Electromagnetic Instruments by Joint Inversion of Multiple Logs Within a Probabilistic Geosteering Workflow

Nazanin Jahani, Sergey Alyaev, Joaquin Ambia, Kristian Fossum, Erich Christian Suter, Carlos Torres-Verdin

Challenges of developing a geosteering AI Rosie

Sergey Alyaev, Dylan Miner

A Framework to Capture the Relationships in Drilling Data and the Propagation of Uncertainty

Eric Cayeux

Autonomous drilling: example of an AI system in practice

Rodica G. Mihai

The Role of Semantic Networks in Mitigating Risk During Data Exchange in Multi-Disciplinary Well Construction

Eric Cayeux

Flowrate Out Sensor

Andrew Martin Holsaeter

Automatic Well Planning: A New Paradigm For Automatic Well Path Generation Using Multidisciplinary Constraints

Eric Cayeux

Automated Well Engineering

Eric Cayeux

Drilling and Wells Interoperability Standards (DWIS)

Eric Cayeux

Demonstration of Seamless Interoperability for Automatic Drilling Management in a Multi-Vendor Context

Eric Cayeux

Using the Quemada rheology model for drilling fluids - practical considerations

Knut Steinar Bjørkevoll

Automatic Measurement of the Dependence on Pressure and Temperature of the Mass Density of Drilling Fluids

Eric Cayeux

6n Degrees of Freedom Transient Torque and Drag

Eric Cayeux

The microservice architecture for scientific applications

Gilles Pelfrene

Automatic Measurement of the Dependence on Pressure and Temperature of the Mass Density of Drilling Fluids

Eric Cayeux

Automatic Measurement of the Dependence on Pressure and Temperature of the Mass Density of Drilling Fluids

Eric Cayeux

Borehole Trajectory Modeling using Circular Arcs, Constant Curvature and Toolface, and Sections with Constant Build-up and Turn Rates

Eric Cayeux

Trajectory Calculation for Complementing 3-D Well Path Planning in Geosteering Operations

Eric Cayeux

Numerical Study on the Effects of Particle Shape and Fluid Rheological Behavior on Material Transport

Lucas Volpi

Ensemble-Based Well-Log Interpretation and Uncertainty Quantification for Well Geosteering

Nazanin Jahani, Joaquin Ambia Garrido, Sergey Alyaev, Kristian Fossum, Erich Christian Suter, Carlos Torres-Verdin

Advancing Online Verification and Validation in Complex Multi-Providers Drilling Automation Systems

Rodica Georgeta Mihai

Drilling Automation: toward Autonomous Drilling

Eric Cayeux

On Transitions Functions Model for Decision-Making in Offshore Operations

Rodica G. Mihai

Drilling Systems Automation: Fault Detection, Isolation and Recovery Functions for Situational Awareness

Eric Cayeux

Improving Hole Cleaning by Using Distributed Damping Subs to Control Lateral Oscillations of the Drill-String

Rodica Mihai

Trust and safety in the context of complex AI systems: challenges related to verification and validation

Rodica Mihai

VDoorLocksmith show: Drilling Automation: toward Autonomous Drilling

David Gibson, Eric Cayeux

Presentation of lab experimental setup developed in Distributed Drilling Control in 2021

Andrew Martin Holsaeter

Distributed Drilling Control: summary 2021

Rodica G. Mihai

A Study Suggests Geosteers Often Miss the Target

Stephen Rassenfoss, Sergey Alyaev

An Ensemble-Based Solution for Automating Drilling Engineering: Application to Directional Surveying

Eric Cayeux

Interoperability of Real-Time Drilling Signals at the Rig Site: An Example Based on Mechanical Specific Energy

Eric Cayeux

Order Reduction of a Transient Model of Viscous Pressure Loss Gradient in Laminar Flow for Non-Newtonian Fluid Flowing in Circular Pipes

Eric Cayeux