How to Use Unsupervised Clustering on Well Log Data with Python

Subdividing the subsurface using Python

Andy McDonald
Towards Data Science
11 min readJun 3, 2021

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Application of unsupervised cluster analysis on well log data to identify lithofacies (Image by Author)

Understanding the subsurface lithology is an important task in geoscience and petrophysics. Using a variety of electrical measurements generated from well logging technology we are able to make inferences about the underlying geology, such as the lithology, facies, porosity, and permeability.

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