Sarp Karakaya

Thesis Project: Constraining and quantifying depositional controls on mixed carbonate & siliciclastic sequence stratigraphy of the Eastern Shelf of the Permian Basin and reservoir modeling using 3D seismic interpretation, well log interpretation, seismic inversion, core analysis, and machine learning applications

Tasks:
o Interpreted a 3D seismic volume and well logs in the Eastern Shelf of the Permian Basin
o Wrote a Python script for automated lithology interpretation using well logs & deterministic matrix inversion
o Performed model-based post-stack seismic inversion and generated a Neutron Porosity volume using neural networks
o Generated lithology distribution and lithology probability volumes using geostatistical methods
o Examined spatial and temporal lithology distribution within mixed carbonate & siliciclastic depositional system tracts
o Documented the change in lithology composition from fluvial deposits to deep-water basin-floor fans of the system
o Investigated the influence of reactivated-basement faults on the stratigraphic architecture of the Eastern Shelf