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…
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…
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…
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…
ESRI sponsored Geo-Development Hackathon: Today I took part in an event put on by ESRI, the company that provides the software on which the majority of enterprise, academic, and government GIS work takes place. As compared to the Geophysics Hackathon run by AgileGeosciences at the Society of Exploration Geophysics Annual Conference, this Read more…
Geophysics Hackathon at S.E.G. annual conference, 2015 October 17th – October 18th, 2015 – New Orleans Over the weekend, I took part in a Geophysics Hackathon run by Agile Geosciences before the 2015 Society of Exploration Geophysicists annual meeting. A hackathon is when people get together and try to create Read more…
Online Mapping: Recently, I’ve been improving my skills in both GIS, web development, and programming. As such, exploring online mapping services and methods, like leaflet, Mapbox and CartoDB, was on the “to do” list. Both CartoDB and Mapbox are sites that allow you to build maps on their webpage and then embed Read more…