Xiaodong Luo

Senior Researcher

xluo@norceresearch.no
+47 51 87 56 25
Nygårdsgaten 112, 5008 Bergen, Norway

Division

Energy and Technology

Research themes

CCS/CCUS: Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage
Hydrogen
Data assimilation
Reservoir Modelling

Research Groups

Data Assimilation and Optimization

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Projects

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Energy

EnSURE: Ensemble Subsurface Understanding - Robustness and Efficiency for increased efficiency in the energy transition

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Technology

RamonCO Risk-based framework for assessing CO2 storage monitoring

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Energy

REMEDY: Reduced Emissions and Improved Energy Efficiency on the NCS

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Publications

Academic article

Handling Big Models and Big Data Sets in History-Matching Problems through an Adaptive Local Analysis Scheme
– SPE Journal 2020
Academic article

Joint History Matching of Multiple Types of Field Data in a 3D Field-Scale Case Study
– Energies 2022
Book anthology

Joint History Matching of Production, Tracer, and 4D Seismic Data in a 3D Field-Scale Case Study
– Society of Petroleum Engineers 2022
Faglig foredrag

Optimization Under Uncertainty: A Unified Framework for a Class of Ensemble Data Assimilation Algorithms
– SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences, 2015 2015
Conference lecture

Ensemble-based decision support system for geosteering
– NFES Stavanger Monthly Technical Meeting 2018
Conference lecture

Realtime multi-objective optimization of well trajectory under geological uncertainty
– ICIAM 2019 Congress 2019
Conference lecture

An Interactive Decision Support System for Geosteering Operations
– SPE Norway One Day Seminar 2018
Academic chapter

Uncertainty quantification in non-linear seismic inversion: A comparison of three different methods
– 2019
Conference lecture

Use of K-SVD Algorithm to Sparsely Represent 4D Seismic Data
– IOR Norway 2019 2019
Conference lecture

Sparse Representation of 4D Seismic Signal Based on Dictionary Learning
– SPE Norway One Day 2019
Academic article

Hyper-parameter optimization for improving the performance of localization in an iterative ensemble smoother
– Geoenergy Science and Engineering 2023
Conference lecture

An ensemble-based kernel learning approach to account for model errors of rock physics models in 4D seismic history matching: A real field case study
– FORCE symposium: Applied Machine Learning and Advanced Analytics with Oil and Gas Data 2019
Conference lecture

Estimation of pressure-saturation and porosity fields from seismic acoustic impedance data using an ensemble based method
– SEG Annual Meeting 2017 2017
Academic chapter

Estimation of pressure-saturation and porosity fields from seismic acoustic impedance data using an ensemble based method
– 2017
Conference lecture

History Matching of Real Production and Seismic Data in the Norne Field
– Foredrag ved ConocoPhillips 2018
Academic article

Investigation of synergy between extended oil recovery and hydrogen storage in a producing field using the Norne reservoir model
– Gas Science and Engineering 2025
Academic article

A comparison of ensemble Kalman filters for storm surge assimilation
– Monthly Weather Review 2014
Academic article

Estimation of production rates using transient well flow modeling and the auxiliary particle filter – full-scale applications
– SPE Production & Operations 2016
Academic article

Ensemble Kalman filtering With residual nudging: An extension to state estimation problems with nonlinear observation operators
– Monthly Weather Review 2014
Academic article

Simultaneous assimilation of production and seismic data: application to the Norne field
– Computational Geosciences 2019
Academic chapter

Ensemble-based framework for proactive geosteering
– 2015
Academic article

Estimating Observation Error Covariance Matrix of Seismic Data from a Perspective of Image Denoising
– Computational Geosciences 2016
Academic chapter

Accounting for Model Errors of Rock Physics Models in 4D Seismic History Matching Problems: A Perspective of Machine Learning
– 2020
Conference lecture

An ensemble-based workflow for proactive geosteering
– DrillWell seminar 2015
Academic article

Improving history matching performance in a 3D field-scale case study by combining tracer and production data
– Geoenergy Science and Engineering 2023
Faglig foredrag

Efficient big data assimilation through sparse representation: A case study in 4D seismic history matching
– The 11th EnKF workshop 2016
Academic article

Regularized Seismic Full Waveform Inversion Using Inverse Scattering Approach and Preconditioned L-BFGS Optimization
– IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 2025
Academic chapter

Investigation of Synergy Between Extended Oil Recovery and Hydrogen Storage in a Producing Field Using the Norne Reservoir Model
– 2024
Conference lecture

Investigation of Synergy Between Extended Oil Recovery and Hydrogen Storage in a Producing Field Using the Norne Reservoir Model
– SPE Norway Subsurface Conference 2024
Conference lecture

On an iterative ensemble smoother and its application to a reservoir facies estimation problem
– 14th European Conference on Mathematics of Oil Recovery (ECMOR XIV) 2014
Academic article

A critical review on intelligent optimization algorithms and surrogate models for conventional and unconventional reservoir production optimization
– Fuel 2023
Academic chapter

Correlation-Based Adaptive Localization for Ensemble-Based History Matching: Applied to the Norne Field Case Study
– 2018
Academic article

Correlation-Based Adaptive Localization With Applications to Ensemble-Based 4D-Seismic History Matching
– SPE Journal 2018
Conference lecture

History Matching of Real Production and Seismic Data in the Norne Field
– IEA-EOR Energy Technology Network Symposium 2018
Academic article

Toward an enhanced Bayesian estimation framework for multiphase flow soft-sensing
– Inverse Problems 2014
Faglig foredrag

Joint History Matching of Production, Tracer, and 4D Seismic Data in a 3D Field-Scale Case Study
– SPE Norway Subsurface Conference 2022
Academic article

Continuous Hyper-parameter OPtimization (CHOP) in an ensemble Kalman filter
– Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics 2022
Academic article

Novel iterative ensemble smoothers derived from a class of generalized cost functions
– Computational Geosciences 2021
Faglig foredrag

Ensemble based 4D seismic history matching using a sparse representation of AVA data
– SEG Annual Meeting 2016 2016
Academic chapter

An Interactive Decision Support System for Geosteering Operations
– 2018
Faglig foredrag

A unified framework for a class of ensemble data assimilation algorithms in reservoir history matching problems
– Petroleum Geostatistics 2015 2015
Academic article

Correlation-Based Adaptive Localization for Ensemble-Based History Matching: Applied To the Norne Field Case Study
– SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering 2018
Conference lecture

Ensemble-based kernel learning for a class of data assimilation problems with imperfect forward simulators
– The 14th International Enkf Workshop 2019
Conference lecture

On an Alternative Implementation of the Iterative Ensemble Smoother and its Application to Reservoir Facies Estimation
– 14th European Conference on Mathematics of Oil Recovery (ECMOR XIV) 2014
Faglig foredrag

AN ENSEMBLE 4D SEISMIC HISTORY MATCHING FRAMEWORK WITH SPARSE REPRESENTATION: A 3D BENCHMARK CASE STUDY
– 10th International Geostatistics Congress 2016
Academic article

Ensemble Kalman filtering with residual nudging
– Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography 2012
Academic article

An ensemble 4D-seismic history-matching framework with sparse representation based on wavelet multiresolution analysis
– SPE Journal 2016
Conference lecture

History Matching Using an Iterative Ensemble Smoother with Correlation-Based Adaptive Localization - A Real Field Case Study
– 80th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition 2018 2018
Faglig foredrag

Continuous Hyper-parameter OPtimization (CHOP) in an ensemble Kalman filter
– Annual EnKF Workshop 2022 2022
Academic article

Ensemble-based kernel learning for a class of data assimilation problems with imperfect forward simulators
– PLOS ONE 2019
Conference lecture

On an iterative ensemble smoother and its application to a reservoir facies estimation problem
– European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014 2014
Academic chapter

Estimation of Pressure-Saturation and Porosity Fields from Seismic AVA Data Using an Ensemble Based Method
– 2017
Academic article

4D seismic history matching: Assessing the use of a dictionary learning based sparse representation method
– Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 2020
Academic article

Mitigating Observation Perturbation Sampling Errors in the Stochastic EnKF
– Monthly Weather Review 2015
Faglig foredrag

Ensemble Reservoir Data Assimilation with Generic Constraints
– ECMOR 2022 2022
Academic chapter

Joint History Matching of Production and Tracer Data Through an Iterative Ensemble Smoother: A 3D Field-Scale Case Study
– 2022
Academic chapter

Decoupling of changes in pressure-saturation and porosity fields from time-lapse seismic data using an ensemble based method for a compacting chalk reservoir
– 2020
Academic article

Covariance inflation in the ensemble Kalman filter: a residual nudging perspective and some implications
– Monthly Weather Review 2013
Faglig foredrag

Mitigating Observation Perturbation Sampling Errors in the Stochastic EnKF
– 13 Annual Meeting, Asian Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 2016
Conference lecture

Discrimination of changes in pressure-saturation and porosity fields from time-lapse seismic data using an ensemble-based method
– Workshop on ensemble-based 4D seismic history matching 2020
Faglig foredrag

Novel ensemble data assimilation algorithms derived from a class of generalized cost functions
– International EnKF workshop 2021 2021
Academic chapter

Ensemble-Based Subsurface Characterization for Underground Hydrogen Storage
– 2023
Faglig foredrag

Data driven adaptive localization with applications to ensemble-based 4D seismic history matching
– 12th International EnKF workshop 2017
Academic chapter

Data Assimilation in Oceanography: Current Status and New Directions
– 2018
Academic chapter

Toward an Enhanced Bayesian Estimation Framework for Multiphase Flow Soft-sensing
– 2014
Conference lecture

Novel Ensemble Data Assimilation Algorithms Derived from A Class of Generalized Cost Functions
– ECMOR XVII 2020
Faglig foredrag

Data Driven Adaptive Localization With Applications To Ensemble-Based 4D Seismic History Matching
– SPE Bergen One Day Seminar 2017
Research report

Workflow for adding 4D seismic data in history matching
– Universitetet i Stavanger 2021
Academic article

Ensemble based 4D seismic history matching using a sparse representation of AVA data
– SEG technical program expanded abstracts 2016
Academic chapter

History Matching Of Real Production And Seismic Data In The Norne Field
– 2018
Conference lecture

Cross validation in an iterative ensemble smoother for reservoir data assimilation
– Workshop of Energy Norway Conference 2024 2024
Academic chapter

Sparse Representation of 4D Seismic Signal Based on Dictionary Learning
– 2019
Conference lecture

An Ensemble 4D Seismic History Matching Framework with Sparse Representation Based on Wavelet Multiresolution Analysis
– SPE Bergen One Day Seminar 2016
Academic article

Better stopping through cross validation in an iterative ensemble smoother: A perspective from supervised machine learning
– Geoenergy Science and Engineering 2024
Academic article

Demonstrating a Multi-Physics Data Assimilation Framework on the Smeaheia CO2 Storage Case | Earthdoc
– 24th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics 2025
Faglig foredrag

Efficient big seismic data assimilation through sparse representation
– 4D seismic history matching meeting at Statoil 2017
Conference lecture

Toward an Enhanced Bayesian Estimation Framework for Multiphase Flow Soft-sensing
– 14th European Conference on Mathematics of Oil Recovery (ECMOR XIV) 2014
Academic chapter

Novel Ensemble Data Assimilation Algorithms Derived from A Class of Generalized Cost Functions
– 2020
Academic article

Data assimilation with multiple types of observation boreholes via the ensemble Kalman filter embedded within stochastic moment equations
– Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS) 2021
Conference lecture

Ensemble Kalman filtering with residual nudging: some recent results
– The 8th international EnKF workshop 2013
Academic article

Improving Short-Range Ensemble Kalman Storm Surge Forecasting Using Robust Adaptive Inflation
– Monthly Weather Review 2013
Faglig foredrag

An Ensemble 4D Seismic History Matching Framework with Wavelet Multiresolution Analysis - A 3D Benchmark Case Study
– ECMOR XV - 15th European Conference on the Mathematics of Oil Recovery 2016
Academic article

Iterative Ensemble Smoother as an Approximate Solution to a Regularized Minimum-Average-Cost Problem: Theory and Applications
– SPE Journal 2015
Academic article

Combining direct and indirect sparse data for learning generalizable turbulence models
– Journal of Computational Physics 2023
Academic article

Efficient big data assimilation through sparse representation: A 3D benchmark case study in petroleum engineering
– PLOS ONE 2018
Academic article

Characterization of conductivity fields through iterative ensemble smoother and improved correlation-based adaptive localization
– Journal of Hydrology 2024
Conference lecture

Correlation-Based Adaptive Localization for Ensemble-Based History Matching: Applied to the Norne Field Case Study
– SPE Norway One Day Seminar 2018
Conference lecture

An ensemble based learning framework for history matching with imperfect forward simulators
– The 11th annual meeting of International Society for Porous Media (InterPore 2019). 2019
Faglig foredrag

Some numerical investigations of an iterative ensemble smoother based on the regularized Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm
– Workshop on Reservoir Data Assimilation for Realistic Geology 2014
Academic article

An Adjoint-Based Adaptive Ensemble Kalman Filter
– Monthly Weather Review 2013
Conference lecture

Decoupling of changes in pressure-saturation and porosity fields from time-lapse seismic data using an ensemble based method for a compacting chalk reservoir
– SEG Annual Meeting 2020 2020
Academic chapter

On an Alternative Implementation of the Iterative Ensemble Smoother and its Application to Reservoir Facies Estimation
– 2014
Research report

On an Alternative Implementation of the Iterative Ensemble Smoother and its Application to Reservoir Facies Estimation
– NORCE Research AS 2014
Academic chapter

Data Driven Adaptive Localization With Applications To Ensemble-Based 4D Seismic History Matching
– 2017
Academic article

Assessing a robust ensemble-based Kalman filter for efficient ecosystem data assimilation of the Cretan Sea
– Journal of Marine Systems 2013
Academic chapter

Petrophysical parameters inversion from seismic data using an ensemble-based method - A case study from a compacting reservoir
– 2018
Academic article

Combining Envelope Inversion and Full Waveform Inversion for Velocity Model Building Using OBN Data
– Pure and Applied Geophysics (PAGEOPH) 2025
Faglig foredrag

Ensemble-based framework for proactive geosteering
– SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences 2015
Faglig foredrag

Optimization under uncertainty: A unified framework for a class of ensemble data assimilation algorithms
– 10th International EnKF Workshop 2015
Conference lecture

Use of correlation-based localization for history matching seismic data
– SIAM GS 17 2017
Conference lecture

Ensemble-based kernel learning for a class of data assimilation problems with imperfect forward simulators
– Department Colloquium, Department of Mathematics, University of Bergen 2019
Conference lecture

Cross-validation in an iterative ensemble smoother: Stopping earlier for better
– The 19th EnKF workshop (2024) 2024
Academic chapter

An Ensemble 4D Seismic History Matching Framework with Sparse Representation Based on Wavelet Multiresolution Analysis
– 2016
Academic article

Improving pseudo-optimal Kalman-gain localization using the random shuffle method
– Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 2022
Faglig foredrag

Estimation of pressure-saturation and porosity fields from seismic acoustic impedance data using an ensemble based method
– Foredrag ved ConocoPhillips 2018
Academic article

Data assimilation with soft constraints (DASC) through a generalized iterative ensemble smoother
– Computational Geosciences 2022
Faglig foredrag

Efficient big data assimilation through sparse representation
– 4D seismic meeting at AkerBP 2017
Faglig foredrag

Efficient big data assimilation through sparse representation
– SIAM GS 2017 2017
Academic chapter

History Matching Using an Iterative Ensemble Smoother with Correlation-Based Adaptive Localization - A Real Field Case Study
– 2018
Conference lecture

History Matching Production and 4D Seismic Data in the Norne Field
– FORCE - 30 years of 4D seismic on the Norwegian Continental Shelf 2018
Conference lecture

Big data assimilation and uncertainty quantification in ensemble-based 4D seismic history matching
– The 13th International EnKF workshop 2018
Conference lecture

Data driven adaptive localization for ensemble-based data assimilation problems
– CMWR2018: COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN WATER RESOURCES XXII 2018
Faglig foredrag

Efficient big seismic data assimilation through sparse Representation
– 4D seismic meeting with Norske Shell 2018
Conference lecture

An alternative implementation of the iterative ensemble smoother and some numerical results
– Steering Comitee Workshop 2012
Academic article

History Matching the Full Norne Field Model Using Seismic and Production Data
– SPE Journal 2019
Conference lecture

Big data assimilation and uncertainty quantification in 4D seismic history matching
– IOR NORWAY 2018 Workshop 2018
Academic article

Multiparameter full waveform inversion for velocity and attenuation reconstruction using nearly-constant Q models
– IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 2024
Faglig foredrag

Efficient big seismic data assimilation through sparse representation
– Meeting at EnI Milan 2017
Conference lecture

A Geosteeering Decision Support System that Balances Recovery and Drilling Risks
– Formation Evaluation and Geosteering Workshop 2019
Conference lecture

History matching real production and seismic data for the Norne field
– EnKF Workshop 2018 2018
Academic article

Accounting for model errors of rock physics models in 4D seismic history matching problems: A perspective of machine learning
– Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 2021
Academic article

Improving the training performance of generative adversarial networks with limited data: Application to the generation of geological models
– Computers & Geosciences 2024
Conference lecture

Towards Automatic And Adaptive Localization For Ensemble-Based History Matching
– ECMOR XVI - 16th European Conference on the Mathematics of Oil Recovery 2018
Academic article

Automatic and adaptive localization for ensemble-based history matching
– Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 2019
Academic article

A decision support system for multi-target geosteering
– Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 2019
Academic article

Underground hydrogen storage (UHS) in natural storage sites: A perspective of subsurface characterization and monitoring
– Fuel 2024
Academic article

Time lapse CSEM reservoir monitoring of the Norne field with vertical dipoles
– SEG technical program expanded abstracts 2016
Conference lecture

An ensemble-based kernel learning approach to account for model errors of rock physics models in 4D seismic history matching: a real field case study
– NORA (The Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium) meeting at NORCE 2019
Academic chapter

Ensemble-based Kernel Learning to Handle Rock-physics-model Imperfection in Seismic History Matching: A Real Field Case Study
– 2019
Academic article

Ensemble Kalman method for learning turbulence models from indirect observation data
– Journal of Fluid Mechanics 2022
Academic chapter

An Ensemble 4D Seismic History Matching Framework with Wavelet Multiresolution Analysis - A 3D Benchmark Case Study
– 2016
Faglig foredrag

Estimating Observation Error Covariance Matrix of Seismic Data from a Perspective of Image Processing
– ECMOR XV - 15th European Conference on the Mathematics of Oil Recovery 2016
Faglig foredrag

Learning neural network-based turbulence models with ensemble Kalman method
– Annual EnKF Workshop 2022 2022
Academic chapter

Data driven adaptive localization for ensemble-based data assimilation problems
– 2018
Faglig foredrag

Time lapse CSEM reservoir monitoring of the Norne field with vertical dipoles
– SEG Annual Meeting 2016
Academic chapter

On Bias Correction for Parameter Estimation Problems with Applications to Model Updating for Geosteering
– 2014
Academic article

Ensemble Kalman filtering with a divided state-space strategy for coupled data assimilation problems
– Monthly Weather Review 2014
Academic chapter

Estimating observation error covariance matrix of seismic data from a perspective of image processing
– 2016
Academic article

Efficient particle filtering through residual nudging
– Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 2014
Conference lecture

An ensemble data assimilation workflow for subsurface characterization
– Talk Series in Computer Science and Applications - AML-CS 2021
Faglig foredrag

Accounting for Model Errors of Rock Physics Models in 4D Seismic History Matching Problems: A Perspective of Machine Learning
– Mechanistic Machine Learning and Digital Twins for Computational Science, Engineering & Technology 2021
Academic chapter

Towards automatic and adaptive localization for ensemble-based history matching
– 2018
Conference lecture

Accounting for Model Errors of Rock Physics Models in 4D Seismic History Matching Problems: A Perspective of Machine Learning
– SPE Norway Subsurface Conference 2020
Research report

Ensemble Kalman filtering with a divided state-space strategy for coupled data assimilation problems
– NORCE Research AS 2014
Conference lecture

Efficient big data assimilation through sparse representation: A case study in 4D seismic history matching
– Workshop on 4D seismic and history matching 2016

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Xiaodong Luo

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Projects

EnSURE: Ensemble Subsurface Understanding - Robustness and Efficiency for increased efficiency in the energy transition

RamonCO Risk-based framework for assessing CO2 storage monitoring

REMEDY: Reduced Emissions and Improved Energy Efficiency on the NCS

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