A Deep Learning Approach for Time-Lapse Seismic Inversion with Sparse Data
Inverse Problems, 4D Seismic Inversion, Machine Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Sparse
Data.
Inverse problems are fundamental across a broad scope of physics. Among them, wavefield inversion stands out as a complex,
ill-posed, and often computationally prohibitive inverse problem. The introduction of the temporal dimension (time-lapse) adds
an additional layer of complexity to the inversion, yet it plays an essential role in monitoring the dynamics of regions of
interest, such as oil and gas reservoirs. This work proposes and evaluates the use of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) as a
data-driven and computationally efficient approach to the problem of target-oriented time-lapse wavefield inversion. The
results demonstrate that the proposed methodology is capable of inferring dynamic variations in the region of interest with high
accuracy and at a significantly lower computational cost than conventional methods, presenting itself as a viable alternative for
4D seismic analysis.