University Research Initiative of
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Department of Petroleum Engineering & Applied
Geophysics
Norwegian University of Science & Technology
Trondheim
Norway
Recent publications:
Publications related to the URE activity:
Rimstad,K. and Omre,H.; 2008: Joint porosity depth trend
and lithology/fluid classification by Bayesian inversion; Extended abstract
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Myrseth,I.; 2008: Robust ensemble Kalman filter for high-dimensional
data; Paper accepted for publication in Proceedings
of Geostats 2008 Chile, Santiago, Chile, December 1.-5. 2008. [copy]
Ulvmoen,M.; 2008: Lithology-fluid inversion from prestack
seismic data; Paper accepted for publication in Proceedings
of Geostats 2008 Chile, Santiago, Chile, December 1.-5. 2008. [copy]
Satrom,J.; 2008: Scale-corrected ensemble Kalman filter
for observations of production and time-lapse seismic data, Paper accepted
for publication in Proceedings of Geostats 2008 Chile, Santiago, Chile, December
1.-5. 2008. [copy]
Stenerud,V.R.; Kippe,V.; Lie,K.-A. and Datta-Gupta,A.;
2008: Adaptive multiscale streamline simulation and inversion for high-resolution
geomodels, SPE Journal, Vol.13, No.1, pp 99-111.
Lødøen,O.P. and Omre,H.; 2008: Scale-corrected
Ensemble Kalman Filtering Applied to Production History Conditioning
in Reservoir Evaluation; accepted for publication in SPE Journal.
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Stenerud,V.R.; Lie,K.-A. and Kippe,V.; 2007: Generalized
Travel-Time Inversion on Unstructured Grids, paper submitted for publication.
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Stenerud,V.R.; Kippe,V.; Lie,K.-A. and Datta-Gupta,A.;
2007: Multiscale-Streamline Simulation and Dynamic Data Integration for
High-Resolution Subsurface Models, paper submitted for publication. [copy]
Ulvmoen,M.; 2007: Lithology-Fluid Inversion based on Prestack
Seismic Data; Extended abstract; Petroleum Geostatistics
2007 Conference, Cascais, Portugal, September 10.-14- 2007. [copy]
Lødøen,O.P. and Tjelmeland,H.; 2007: Bayesian
calibration of reservoir models using a coarse-scale reservoir simulator
in the prior specification; Extended abstract; Petroleum
Geostatistics 2007 Conference, Cascais, Portugal, September 10.-14- 2007. [copy]
Hammer,H. and Tjelmeland,H.; 2007: Lithology/fluid prediction
by simulating from the posterior of a Markov chain prior Bayesian model; Extended abstract; Petroleum Geostatistics 2007 Conference, Cascais,
Portugal, September 10.-14- 2007. [copy]
Eidsvik,J.; Bhattacharjya,D. and Mukerji,T.; 2007: The
Value of Seismic Amplitude Information, Extended
abstract; Petroleum Geostatistics 2007 Conference, Cascais, Portugal, September
10.-14- 2007. [copy]
Myrseth,I.B.; 2007: The Ensemble Kalman Filter adapted
for Time-Lapse seismic data, Extended abstract;
Petroleum Geostatistics 2007 Conference, Cascais, Portugal, September 10.-14-
2007. [copy]
Rabben,T.E.; Tjelmeland,H. and Ursin,B.; 2007: Nonlinear
Bayesian joint inversion of seismic reflection coefficients, Extended abstract;
Petroleum Geostatistics 2007 Conference, Cascais, Portugal, September 10.-14-
2007. [copy]
Rabben,T.E. and Ursin,B.; 2007: Nonlinear least squares
inversion of reflection coefficients using Bayesian regularization, extended
abstract submitted to conference. [copy]
Rabben,T.E.; Tjelmeland,H. and Ursin,B.; 2007: Nonlinear
Bayesian joint inversion of seismic reflection coefficients, paper submitted
for publication. [copy]
Stenerud,V.R. and Lie,K.-A.; 2006: A multiscale streamline method for
inversion of production data; Journal of Petroleum Sciences and Engineering,
Vol.54, pp 79-92.
Roislien,J. and Omre,H.; 2006: T-distributed Random Fields: A parametric model for Heavy-tailed Well-log Data; Mathematical Geology, Vol.38, No.7, pp 821-850.
Larsen,A.L.; Ulvmoen,M.; Omre,H. and Buland,A.; 2006:
Bayesian lithology-fluid prediction and simulation on the basis of a Markov-chain
prior model; Geophysics, Vol.71, No.5, pp 69-78.
Lødøen,O.P. and Tjelmeland,H.; 2005: Bayesian calibration
of hydrocarbon reservoir models using an approximate reservoir simulator
in the prior specification; paper submitted for publication. [copy]
Kolbjornsen,O. and Omre,H.;2005: Bayesian Inversion of Piecewise Affine Operators in a Gaussian Framework; Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, Vol.14, No.1, pp.56-74.
Foss,S.K.;de Hoop,M.V. and Ursin,B.; 2005: Linearized 2.5-D
parameter imaging-inversion in anisotropic elastic media; Geophysical Journal
International, Vol.161, pp.722-738.
Ursin,B.; de Hoop,M.V.; Foss,S.K. and Brandsberg-Dahl,S;
2005: Seismic angle tomography; The Leading Edge, Vol.24,pp.628-634.
Ursin,B.; de Hoop,M.V.; Brandsberg-Dahl,S. and Sollid,A.;
2005: Seismic angle migration; The Leading Edge, Vol.24, pp.637-640.
Foss,S.K.; Ursin,B. and de Hoop,M.V.; 2005: Depth consistent
reflection tomography using PP and PS seismic data; Geophysics in press.
Ursin,B.; 2004: Parameter inversion and angle migration
in anisotropic elastic media; Geophysics, Vol. 69, No. 5, pp 1125-1142.
Talukdar,M.S.;Torsæter,O. and Howard,J.J; 2004: Stochastic
reconstruction of chalk samples containing vuggy porosity using a conditional
simulated annealing technique; Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 57, pp. 1-15.
Lodoen,O.P.; Omre,H.; Durlofsky,L.J. and Chen,Y.; 2004:
Assessment of Uncertainty in Reservoir Production Forecasts using Upscaled
Flow Models; to appear in Proceedings from Geostat 2004, Banff, Canada.
Tjelmeland,H. and Eidsvik, J.; 2004: Directional Metropolis-Hastings
updates for posteriors with nonlinear likelihoods; to appear in Proceedings
from Geostat 2004, Banff, Canada.
Roislien,J. and King,P.; 2004: Prediction of oil production
conditioned on the breakthrough time; paper submitted for publication.
Omre,H. and Lodoen,O.P.;2004: Improved Production Forecasts
and History Matching using Approximate Fluid Flow Simulators; SPE Journal;
Sept. 2004, pp. 339-351.
Eidsvik,J.; Avseth,P.; Omre,H.; Mukerji,T. and Mavko,G.;
2004: Stochastic Reservoir Characterization using Pre-stack Seismic
Data; Geophysics, Vol. 69, No. 4, pp. 978-993.
Eidsvik,J. ; Mukerji,T. and Switzer,P.; 2004: Estimation
of geological attributes from well logs: an application of hidden Markov
chains; Mathematical Geology; Vol. 36, No. 3, pp 379-398.
Tjelmeland,H. and Eidsvik,J.; 2004: On the use of local
optimizations within Metropolis-Hastings updates; Journal of the Royal
Statistical Society, Series B, Vol. 66, pp 411-427.
Foss,S.K. and Ursin,B.; 2004: 2.5D modelling, inversion
and angle migration in anisotropic elastic media; Geophysical Prospecting;
Vol. 52, Issue 1, pp 65-84.
Stovas,A. and Ursin,B.; 2004: New traveltime approximations
for a transversely isotropic medium, Journal of Geophysical Engineering,
Vol. 1, pp 128-133.
Foss,S.K.; Ursin,B. and Sollid,A.; 2003: A practical approach
to PP seismic angle tomography; paper submitted for publication.
Eidsvik,J. and Tjelmeland,H.; 2003: On directional Metropolis-Hastings
algorithms; accepted for publication in Statistics and Computing.
Theting,T.G.; 2003: Solving Parabolic Wick-stochastic
Boundary Value Problems using a Finite Element Method; Stochastics and Stochastic
Reports, Vol.75, No.1-2, pp 49-77.
Buland,A.; Kolbjornsen,O. and Omre,H.; 2003: Rapid spatially
coupled AVO inversion; Proceedings of 73rd SEG International Exposition
and Annual Meeting; Dallas, Texas; October 26.-31.2003.
Holden,H.; Karlsen,K.H. and Risebro;N.H.; 2003: On uniqueness
and existence of entropy solutions of weakly coupled systems of nonlinear
degenerate parabolic equations; Electronic Journal of Differential Equations,
Vol.2003, No.46, pp 1-31.
Sollid,A. and Ursin,B.; 2003: Scattering-angle migration
of ocean-bottom seismic data in weakly anisotropic media; Geophysics,
Vol.68, No.1, pp 641-655.
Stovas,A. and Ursin,B.; 2003: Reflection and transmission
responses of layered transversely isotropic viscoelastic media; Geophysical
Prospecting, Vol.51, No.5, pp 447-477.
Brandsberg-Dahl,S.; Ursin,B. and de Hoop,M.V.; 2003: Seismic velocityanalysis
in the scattering-angle/azimuth domain; Geophysical Prospecting, Vol.51,
No.5, pp295-314.
Buland,A. and Omre,H.;2003:Bayesian Wavelet Estimation from Seismic and Well Data; Geophysics, Vol.68, No. 6, pp. 2000-2009.
Buland,A. and Omre,H.; 2003: Joint AVO inversion, wavelet
estimation, and noise level estimation using a spatially coupled hierachical
model; Geophysical Prospecting, 51, pp 531-550.
Buland,A.; Kolbjørnsen,O. and Omre,H.; 2003: Rapid spatially
coupled AVO inversion in the Fourier domain; Geophysics, Vol.68, No.1,
pp 824-836.
Buland,A. and Omre,H.; 2003: Bayesian seismic inversion
and estimation in a spatial setting, Extended abstract, 65th EAGE Conference
and Exhibition, Stavanger, June 2.-5.2003.
Buland,A. and Omre,H.;2003: Bayesian Linerized AVO Inversion
; Geophysics, Vol. 68, No.1, pp 185-198.
Brandsberg-Dahl,S,; de Hoop,M.V. and Ursin,B.; 2003: Focusing in
dip and AVA compensation on scattering angle/azimuth common image gathers;
Geophysics, 68, pp 232-254.
Stovas,A.; Landrø,M.; Torsæter,O.; Jensen,J.I.
and Kleppe,J.; 2003: An integrated study of reservoir fluid flow across
faults by laboratory experiments, 4D seismics and reservoir simulation,
Extended abstract,
65th EAGE Conference and Exhibition, Stavanger, June 2.-5.2003.
Manouzi,H. and Theting,T.G.; 2003: Mixed Finite Element
Approximation for the Stochastic Pressure Equation of Wick-type; to
appear in IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis.
Switzer,P.; Mukerji,T. and Eidsvik,J.; 2003: Hidden Markov
models for stratigraphic sequences with application to well log data;
Extended abstract; by invitation at ISI Meeting; Berlin, Germany.
Eidsvik,J.; Omre,H.; Mukerji,T.; Mavko,G. and Avseth,P.;
2002:Stochastic reservoir predictionusing Bayesian integration of rock
physics relations and Markov random fields; The Leading Edge, Vol 21,
No 3,March 2002, pp. 290-294.
Eidsvik,J.; Mukerji,T. and Switzer,P.; 2002: Modelling
lithofacies alternations from well logs using hierarchical Markov chains;
Extended abstract; SEG Annual Meeting; Salt Lake City, Utah.
Eide,A.L.; Omre,H. and Ursin,B.; 2002: Prediction of Reservoir Variables Based on Seismic Data and Well Observations; Journal of the American Statistical Association (JASA), Vol 97, No 457, pp 18-28.
Borgos,H.G.; Omre,H. and Townsend,C.;2002: Size Distribution of Geological Faults: Model Choice and Parameter Estimation; Statistical Modelling, Vol 2, pp 217-234.
Omre,H.;2002: Stochastic Reservoir Models Conditioned to Non-linear Production History Observations; in Kleingeld and Krige (eds) Geostatistics 2000 Cape Town,Vol I, pp 166-175.
Borgos,H.G. and Omre;H.;2002: Uncertainty in Fault Geometries; in Kleingeld and Krige (eds) Geostatistics 2000 Cape Town, Vol I, pp 277-286.
Ettrich,N.; Sollid,A. and Ursin,B.;2002: Out-of-plane geometrical spreading in anisotropic media; Geophysical Prospecting, 50, pp 383-392.
Ursin,B. and StovasA.; 2002: Reflection and transmission
responses of a layered isotropic visco-elastic medium, Geophysics, 67,
pp 307-323.
Benth,F.E. and Theting,T.G.; 2002: Some regularity results
for the stochastic pressure equation of Wick-type; Stochastics and Stochastic
Reports, Vol.20, No.6, pp 1191-1223.
Theting,T.G.; 2002: Numerical Solution of Wick-stochastic
Partial Differential Equations; paper submitted for publication.
Talukdar;M.S. and Torsater;O.; 2002: Reconstruction of chalk pore networks from 2D back scatter electron micrographs using a simulated annealing technique; Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 33, pp. 265-282.
Talukdar;M.S.; Torsater;O.; Ioannidis;M.A. and Howard;J.J.; 2002: Sochastic reconstruction of chalk from 2D images; Transport in Porous Media, Vol 48, pp. 101-123.
Talukdar;M.S.; Torsater;O.; Ioannis;M.A. and Howard;J.J.; 2002: Stochastic reconstruction, 3D characterization and network modelling of chalk; Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 35; pp 1-21.
Hegstad,B.K. and Omre,H.;2001: Uncertainty in Production Forecasts based on Well Observations, Seismic Data and Production History; SPE Journal; Dec. 2001, pp 409-424.
Buland,A. and Omre,H.;2001: Bayesian
Wavelet Estimation from Seismic and Well Log Data; extended abstract
in Proceedings from EAGE 63rd Conference and Technical Exhibition; Amsterdam,
The Netherlands; June 2001
Stovas,A. and Ursin,B.;2001: Second order approximations
of the reflection and transmission coefficients between two visco-elastic
isotropic media; Journal of Seismic Exploration, 9, pp 223-233.
Helle,H.B.; Bhatt,A. and Ursin,B.; 2001: Porosity and permeability prediction from wireline logs using artificial neural networks. A North Sea case study; Geophysical Prospecting, 49, pp 431-444.
Schleicher,J.; Tygel,M.; Ursin,B. and Bleistein,N.; 2001: The Kirchhoff-Helmholtz integral for anisotropic elastic media; Wave Motion, 34, pp 353-364.
Toverud,T.; Dimri,V.P. and Ursin,B.; 2001: Comparison
of deconvolution methods for scaling reflectivity; Journal of Geophysics,
22, pp 117-123.
Theting,T.G.; 2000: Solving Wick-stochastic Boundary Value
Problems using a Finite Element Method; Stochastics and Stochastics
Reports; Vol.70, No.3-4, pp 241-270.
Holden,H. and Øksendal,B.;2000: A white noice approach
to stochastic Neumannboundary value problems; Acta Applicandae Matematicae
63, pp 141-150.
Holden,H.; Karlsen,H.K. and Lie,K.A.; 2000: Operator
splitting methods for degenerate convection-diffusion equations II:
Numerical examples with emphasis on reservoir simulation and sedimentation;
Computational Geosciences 4, pp 287-322.
Talukdar,S.; Banu,H. ; Torsæter,O. and Kleppe,J.;2000:
Applicability and Rate Sensitivity of Several Upscaling Techniques in
Fractured Reservoir Simulations; Proceedings from 2000 SPE International
Petroleum Conference and Exhibition; Villahermosa, Mexico; Febr. 2000
Jelmert,T.A.; Selseng,H. and Torsæter,O.;2000: Average Permeability Functions of Cores with Stress-Sensitivity; Oil and Gas Journal, Vol.98.24, pp. 52-62; June 2000
Causse,E. and Ursin,B.; 2000: Viscoacoustic reverse-time migration; Journal of Seismic Exploration, 9, pp 165-184.
Ursin,B. and Porsani,M.J.; 2000: Estimation of an optimal mixed-phase inverse filter; Geophysical Prospecting, 48, pp 663-676.
Porsani,M.J. and Ursin,B.; 2000: Mixed-phase deconvolution and wavelet estimation; Leading Edge, 19, pp 76-79.
Tweheyo,M.T.; Holt,T. and Torsæter,O.;1999: An Experimental Study of the Relationship between Wettability and Oil Production Characteristics; Journal of Petroleum Science & Engineering, Vol. 24, pp.179-188; Dec. 1999
Lu,G.; Ursin,B. and Lutro,J.; 1999: Model-based removal of water-layer multiple reflections, Geophysics, 64, pp 1816-1827.
Causse,E. and Ursin,B.; 1999: Asymptotic error analysis of constant velocity viscoacoustic migration; Geophysics, 64, pp 1036-1045.
Ekren,B.O. and Ursin,B.; 1999: True-amplitude frequency-wave-number constant-offset migration, Geophysics, 64, pp 915-924.
Tygel,M. and Ursin,B.; 1999: Weak-contrast edge and vertex diffractions in anisotropic elastic media, Wave motion, 29, pp 363-373.
Causse,E,; Mittet,R. and Ursin,B.; 1999: Preconditioned full-waveform inversion in generall viscoacoustic media; Geophysics, 64, pp 130-145.
Holden,H. and Øksendal,B.;1999: A white noise approach to stochastic differential equations driven by Wiener and Poisson processes; in Nonlinear Theory of Generalized Functions; Eds. Grosser, Hormann, Kunziger and Obenguggenberger; Chapmann and Hall.
Holden,H.; Øksendal,B.; Ubøe,J. and Zhang,T.S.;1996:
Stochastic Partial Differential Equations; Birkhauser Verlag