Using neural networks to predict thermal conductivity from geophysical well logs

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 115-125

  Goutorbe, Bruno ^a   Lucazeau, Francis ^a   Bonneville, Alain ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Geophysical well logs; Marine sediments; Multilayer perceptrons; Neural networks; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BOREHOLE LOGGING; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; ROCK MECHANICS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WELL LOGGING;

EID: 33745629814     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02924.x     Document Type: Article

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