Description
We will develop and exchange knowledge on applied mathematics, high-performance computing (HPC), and geophysics to better characterise the Earth's subsurface. We aim to better understand porous rocks physics in the context of elasto-acoustic wave propagation phenomena. We will develop parallel high-continuity isogeometricanalysis (IGA) simulators for geophysics. We will design and implement fast and robust parallel solvers for linear equations to model multi-physics electromagnetic and elasto-acoustic phenomena. We seek to develop a parallel joint inversion workflow for electromagnetic and seismic geophysical measurements.
To verify and validate these tools and methods, we will apply the results to: characterise hydrocarbon reservoirs, determine optimal locations for geothermalenergy production, analyse earthquake propagation, and jointly invert deep-azimuthal resistivity and elasto-acousticborehole measurements. Our target computer architectures for the simulation and inversion software infrastructure consists of distributed memory parallel machines that incorporate the latest Intel Xeon Phi processors. Thus, we will build a hybrid OpenMPand MPI software framework.
We will widely disseminate our collaborative research results through publications, workshops, postgraduate courses to train new researchers, a dedicated webpage with regular updates, and visits to companies working in the area. Therefore, we will perform a significant role in technology transfer between the most advanced numerical methods andmathematics, the latest super-computer architectures, and the area of applied geophysics.
