Machine learning (ML) to predict lithofacies from sparse suites of well-log data is difficult in laterally and vertically heterogeneous reservoir formations in oil and gas fields. Meandering, braided fluviatile depositional environments tend to form clastic sequences with laterally discontinuous layers due to the continuous shifting of relatively narrow sandstone channels. Three cored wellbores…
Derivative and volatility attributes can be usefully calculated from recorded gamma ray (GR) data to enhance lithofacies classification in wellbores penetrating multiple lithologies. Such attributes extract information about the log curve shape that cannot be readily discerned from the recorded well log data. A logged wellbore section for which 8911 data records are available for the three reco…