Awesome lists are…. awesome. But could they be even more useful? What if instead of just a curated list you also got a view into a wider community? NOTE 1: this is was also written up on Medium and is described from a slightly different perspective in these slides on Read more…
Wellio & Wellioviz are open source JavaScript libraries for converting LAS well log files into JSON and viewing them in the browser. Why? Like many side projects, they were built around the idea that certain experiences could be a little bit better. A number of government sites provide open-source well Read more…
Recently I was able to present at the American Geophysical Union’s annual conference. Not everything I work on is as easily made public, so this was a nice chance to share some of the team’s work and have good discussions with others working similar problems across multiple federal agencies, academia, Read more…
Stratigraphic pick prediction via supervised machine-learning: Predictatops Back in May, I presented a talk at the 2019 AAPG ACE (American Association of Petroleum Geologist Annual Conference and Exhibit) on using machine-learning to predict stratigraphic surfaces in well logs. I described a Python package I have been working on as a Read more…
Why Write this and Who is it targeting? I wrote a post, LEARNING TO CODE, in early 2016, three years ago. The premise of that blog post was a summary of the different styles of learning you could pick from when trying to learn how to code. Not everyone prefers to learn Read more…
Inspiration Bret Victor is a well known thinker on the future and possibilities of human – computer interface. His website contains a variety of thought provoking projects, and his talks have inspired many other works. Currently, he’s leading development of Dynamicland, a new way of interacting with and creating computer Read more…
[BLOG POST COMING SOON] This weekend I finally got to do a hackathon project I’ve been wanting to try for more than two years. It leverages machine-learning to mimic human-created stratigraphic picks. It uses a dataset of 2000 wells with picks from the Alberta Energy Regulator, which is one of Read more…
Four conferences, two hackathons, and a lot of meet-ups: Analyzing what I’ve gotten from technical gatherings outside of work this year Part 1 – The Premise Over the last year, I’ve been lucky to attend more than my usual number of conferences, meetups, and hackathons. Some of the events Read more…
This week I presented on the last 40 years of digital data visualization tools at Johnson Space Center Data Science Day. The event was held just off site this year, so it could be opened up to the public. The talk was a condensed, and I think improved, version of a Read more…
Sometimes I get to combine geology nerdiness with technology nerdiness. This post definitely falls into that category. Earlier this year, I contributed to a kickstarter campaign by Ángel Rodríguez that raised $99,258 to bring into existence an inexpensive short period seismometer produced by OSAP. It consists of programs running on the Raspberry Pi, a small board Read more…