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Text Analysis Reveals Major Trends in Exploration Geophysics

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  • Timofey Eltsov

    (Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia)

  • Maxim Yutkin

    (Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia)

  • Tadeusz W. Patzek

    (Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Evolution of professional language reveals advances in geophysics: researchers enthusiastically describe new methods of surveying, data processing techniques, and objects of their study. Geophysicists publish their cutting-edge research in the proceedings of international conferences to share their achievements with the world. Tracking changes in the professional language allows one to identify trends and current state of science. Here, we explain our text analysis of the last 30 annual conferences organized by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG). These conferences are among the largest geophysical gatherings worldwide. We split the 21,864 SEG articles into 52 million words and phrases, and analyze changes in their usage frequency over time. For example, we find that in 2019, the phrase “neural network” was used more often than “field data.” The word “shale” became less commonly used, but the term “unconventional” grew in frequency. An analysis of conference materials and metadata allows one to identify trends in a specific field of knowledge and predict its development in the near future.

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  • Timofey Eltsov & Maxim Yutkin & Tadeusz W. Patzek, 2020. "Text Analysis Reveals Major Trends in Exploration Geophysics," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(17), pages 1-15, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:17:p:4550-:d:407872
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    1. Wardana Saputra & Wissem Kirati & Tadeusz Patzek, 2019. "Generalized Extreme Value Statistics, Physical Scaling and Forecasts of Oil Production in the Bakken Shale," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(19), pages 1-24, September.
    2. Wardana Saputra & Wissem Kirati & Tadeusz Patzek, 2020. "Physical Scaling of Oil Production Rates and Ultimate Recovery from All Horizontal Wells in the Bakken Shale," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-29, April.
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