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Dr. Priyadarshi Chinmoy Kumar

Dr. Priyadarshi Chinmoy Kumar

Designation : Scientist ‘C’

Phone : 0135-2525454

E-mail : chinmoy[at]wihg[dot]res[dot]in

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  • Research Group

  • Research Statement

    My research is engrossed in exploring the subsurface geological environment, particularly in understanding the tectonic evolution of sedimentary basins (both onshore and offshore). In my research, I primarily rely on active seismic methods (mainly reflection seismic) integrated with borehole logs for interpreting subsurface structures and basin stratigraphy. I use various interpretation techniques to examine the seismic data and pen down logical inferences thoroughly. Apart from using the geophysical tool, the seismic method, I also possess expertise in machine learning workflows used to automate interpreting seismic data. Through my research, I have contributed to designing different new meta-attributes for generating neural models of different geologic structures and associated phenomena, e.g., magmatic bodies, mass flow processes, and fluid upwelling phenomena. I am genuinely fascinated and excited when I gaze at seismic images in my workstation

  • Research Interests

    • Exploration geophysics, geological and geophysical interpretation

    • Structural and stratigraphic interpretation, seismic geomorphology

    • 3D seismic and attribute workflows

    • Machine Learning and its applications

    • Sedimentary basin studies

  • Academic Qualification

    Year Education
    2014-19 PhD (App. Geophy.), AcSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
    2010-13 M.Sc.(Tech) Geophysics, Department of Geophysics, Andhra University, Vizag
    2006-09 B.Sc.(Phy), College of Basic Science and Humanities, OUAT, Bhubaneswar
    PG, Diploma Higher Diploma in Software Engineering, APTECH (Infotech_Pvt. Ltd)
    Masters in Geography, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal

  • Professional Experience

    Year Experience
    11/2020 – present Scientist- “B”
    01/2020-11/2020 Research Associate, WIHG Dehradun
    08/2013-09/2014 Geophysicist, DEEP Industries Limited (E&P), Ahmedabad
    05/2013-07/2013 Research Intern, GERMI, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
    05/2012-06/2012 Industrial Trainee, ONGC (WOB), Mumbai, India

  • Awards/Fellowships/Honors/Memorial Lectures

    • 2021: “Best Paper Award”, WIHG

    • 2021-24: Associateship-Indian Academy of Science

    • 2021: NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Awardee, National Academy of Science-India

    • 2021: “Best Doctoral Thesis Award”, Association of Exploration Geophysics (AEG)

    • 2020: “Best Paper Award”, KDMIPE-ONGC

    • 2020: “Best Paper Award”, KDMIPE-ONGC2019: Prof. R.C Misra Gold Medal Award, WIHG

    • 2019: Dr. JG Negi Young Scientist Award, IGU

    • 2012: ONGC Meritorious Fellowship, ONGC

    • 2014: DST-INSPIRE Fellowship, Govt. of India

  • Services

    • Journal of Applied Geophysics, Elsevier

    • Journal of Marine and Petroleum Geology, Elsevier

    • Exploration Geophysics, CSIRO

    • Interpretation, SEG

    • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Elsevier

  • National/International (outside WIHG)Collaboration

    • Dr. Tiago M Alves (3D Seismic Lab, Cardiff University, UK)

    • Dr. Qiliang Sun (Emeritus Professor, China University of Geoscience, Wuhan)

    • Dr. Heather Bedle (University of Oklahoma, USA)

    • Dr. Kamaldeen O Omosanya (Oasisgeokonsult, Trondheim Norway)

    • Dr. Ovie Emmanuel Eruteya (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva)

    • Dr. Yakup Niyazi (University of Western Australia)

    • Dr. Nicholas Waldmann (University of Haifa, Israel)

    • Dr. Animesh Mandal (Asst. Professor, IIT Kanpur, India)

    • Dr. Kalachand Sain (Director, WIHG, India)

  • List of Publications

    2023

    • Kumar, P.C., Sain, K. and Omosanya, K.O. 2023. Growth and Kinematics of strike-slip faults: A case study from the Dibrugarh field, Upper Assam foreland basin, NE India. Journal of Marine and Petroleum Geology, 153, 106291, 1-16
    • Kumar, P.C. and Sain, K. 2023. Machine Learning elucidates the anatomy of buried carbonate reef from seismic refection data. Artificial Intelligence in Geosciences, 4, 59-67
    • Kumar, P.C., Kumar, J. and Sain, K. 2023. Fluid flow from source to the surface: A case study from the Indo-Gangetic peripheral Foreland Basin. Results in Geophysical Sciences
    • Kumar, J., Kumar, P.C. and Sain, K. 2023. Delineation of Oil-Water-Contact in Tipam reservoir: A study from Upper Assam Basin, NE India. Geological Journal
    • Kumar, J., Kumar, P.C. and Sain, K. 2023. Appraisal of reservoir porosity using a machine learning approach: A study from the Eocene-Miocene interval of the Upper Assam Basin, NE India Geological Journal
    • Kumar, P.C., Kumar, J. and Sain, K. 2023. Cenozoic tectonic subsidence in the Upper Assam Basin: A case study from NE India. Geosystems and Geoenvironment

    2022

    • Kumar, P.C. and Sain, K. 2022. Seismic Texture of Tertiary successions: insights from Tipam and Barail Formations in the Upper Assam Basin, NE India. Journal of Geological Society of India, 98:1671-1679, 1-9
    • Kumar, P.C., Niyazi, Y., Ovie, O.E., Moscariello, A., Warne, M., Ierodiaconou, D. and Sain, K. 2022. Anatomy of intrusion related forced fold in the offshore Otway Basin, SE Australia. Journal of Marine and Petroleum Geology, 141, 105719, 1-12.

    2021

    • Kumar, P.C., Alves, T. and Sain, K. 2021. Submarine canyon systems fusing the migration of sub-surface fluid in the Canterbury Basin, South Island, New Zealand. Nature Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-16.
    • Kumar, P.C., Omosanya, K. O., Eruteya, O.E. and Sain, K. 2021. Geomorphological characterization of basal flow markers during recurrent mass movement: a case study from the Taranaki Basin, offshore New Zealand. Basin Research, 33(4), 2358-2382.
    • Kumar, P.C., Alves, T. and Sain, K. 2021. Forced Folding in the Kora Volcanic Complex, New Zealand: A case study with relevance to the production of hydrocarbons and geothermal energy. Geothermics, 89(101965), 1-17

    2020

    • Kumar, P.C. and Sain, K. 2020. A machine-learning tool for interpretation of Mass Transport Deposits from seismic data. Nature Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1-10.
    • Kumar, P.C. and Sain, K. 2020. Interpretation of magma transport through saucer sills in shallow sedimentary strata using an automated machine learning approach. Tectonophysics, 789, 228541, 1-16.

    2019

    • Kumar, P.C., Omosanya, K. O., Sain, K. 2019. Sill Cube: An automated approach for the interpretation of magmatic sill complexes on seismic reflection data. Journal of Marine and Petroleum Geology, 100, 60-84.
    • Kumar, P.C., Sain, K. and Mandal, A. 2019. Delineation of a buried volcanic system in Kora prospect off New Zealand using artificial neural networks and its implications. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 161, 56-75.
    • Kumar, P.C., Omosanya, K.O., Alves, T. and Sain, K. 2019. A neural network approach for elucidating fluid leakage along hard-linked normal faults. Journal of Marine and Petroleum Geology, 110, 518-538.
    • Sain, K. and Kumar, P.C. 2019. Human and Machine: An amalgamation to aid seismic interpretation. ONGC Bulletin, 54 (2), 1-14. conferred with Best Paper Award

    2018

    • Kumar P.C. and Sain, K. 2018. Attribute amalgamation-aiding interpretation of faults from seismic data: An example from Waitara 3D prospect in Taranaki basin off New Zealand. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 159, 52-68

    2017

    • Kumar P.C. and Mandal, A. 2017. Enhancement of fault interpretation using multi-attribute analysis and artificial neural network (ANN) approach: A case study from Taranaki Basin, New Zealand. Exploration Geophysics, 49(3), 409-424.

    2017

    • Singh, D., Kumar, P.C. and Sain, K. 2016. Interpretation of gas chimney from seismic data using artificial neural network: A study from Maari 3D prospect in the Taranaki basin, New Zealand. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 36, 339-357.

    Conference Articles

    • Kumar P. C. 2016. Application of geometric attributes for interpreting faults from seismic data: An example from Taranaki Basin, New Zealand. Paper presented at SEG Annual Convention, Society of Exploration Geophysics, 2077-2081.
    • Singh, D., Kumar, P.C. and Sain, K. 2016. Interpretation of gas chimney in the Maari 3D field of southern Taranaki Basin, New Zealand. Paper presented at SEG Annual Convention, Society of Exploration Geophysics, 2082-2086.
    • Srivastava, E., Mandal, A and Kumar, P.C. 2017. Seismic data conditioning and multi-attribute analysis for enhanced structural interpretation: A case study from offshore Nova Scotia, Scotian Basin. Paper presented at SEG Annual Convention, Society of Exploration Geophysics, 2225-2229.

    Book Chapters

    • Sain, K. and Kumar P. C. 2021. Seismic, Artificial Intelligence to Neural Intelligence for Advanced Interpretation, In Gupta H.K., Ed., 2nd Edition, Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics, Springer, The Netherlands

    Book Chapters

    • Sain, K. and Kumar P. C. 2022. “Meta-attributes and Artificial Networking: A New Tool in Seismic Interpretation”, Eds., AGU-John Wiley & Sons

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