The Novi AI Roundup
Episodes
EP 31 · Benchmarking Operator Performance in the Williston Basin using a Predictive Machine Learning Model
14 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do you separate operator skill from rock quality? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how predictive machine learning models are be...
EP 30 · Machine Learning Methods in the Williston: A Case Study in Productivity Decay and the Implications for Inventory Exhaustion
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is the Williston Basin running out of its best rock? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how machine learning is uncovering signs of pr...
EP 29 · Quantifying the Diminishing Impact of Completions Over Time Across the Bakken, Eagle Ford, and Wolfcamp Using a Multi-Target Machine Learning Model and SHAP Values
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How long does the impact of completions really last? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how machine learning and SHAP values are used ...
EP 28 · Use of Machine Learning Production Driver Cross-Sections for Regional Geologic Insights in the Bakken-Three Forks Play
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if production data could reveal hidden geologic structures? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how machine learning uses producti...
EP 27 · Are Unconventional Well Performance Gains Exhausted?
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are unconventional well performance gains starting to slow down? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore whether the steady improvements in...
EP 26 · Autoregressive and Machine Learning Driven Production Forecasting – Midland Basin Case Study
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How can production forecasting scale across thousands of wells? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how autoregressive and machine lear...
EP 25 · Using Machine Learning to Customize Development Unit Spacing for Maximum Acreage Value
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is one spacing template enough for an entire development unit? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how machine learning can tailor pilo...
EP 24 · Understanding the Spacing, Completions, and Geological Influences on Decline Rates and B Values
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do some wells decline faster than others? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how machine learning helps engineers understand the p...
EP 23 · Accelerating field optimization for Shell in the Neuquén Basin using Novi Labs Machine Learning
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do you optimize field development with limited data? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how Shell and Novi Labs used machine learn...
EP 22 · The Diminishing Returns of Lateral Length Across Different Basins
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do longer laterals actually deliver more value? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how machine learning helps quantify the production ...
EP 21 · How Much Better Could We Have Done? Using a Time Machine Method to Quantify the Impact of Incremental Geologic data on Machine Learning Forecast Accuracy
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the cost of not knowing? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we use a “time machine” method to test how much incremental subsurface d...
EP 20 · How does the impact of completions change over the life of a well? A comparison across the major US unconventional plays using machine learning
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do completions still matter five years into a well’s life? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how the influence of completion design...
EP 19 · How Much Data is Needed to Create Accurate PDP Forecasts?
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How early is too early to trust a forecast? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how machine learning is helping engineers generate accu...
EP 18 · Understanding the Drivers of Parent-child Depletion: A Machine Learning Approach
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do some child wells succeed, and others fall short? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how machine learning is helping engineers b...
EP 17 · Revealing the Production Drivers for Refracs in the Williston Basin
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do some refracs work, and others fall flat? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how machine learning is helping engineers identify ...
EP 15 · Enhancing Production Efficiency: The Impact of Precision Targeting in the Midland Basin
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How much does landing zone really matter? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how precision targeting is reshaping development planning...
EP 15 · Forecasting Production Loss for Delayed Secondary Bench Development in the Midland Basin
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you delay development of the second bench? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore the production impacts of postponing s...
EP 14 · Enhancing Production Forecasting Accuracy: A Machine Learning Approach in the Permian Basin
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is it so hard to forecast young wells in the Permian? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore the challenges of early-life production f...
EP 13 · Analyzing Midland Basin Well Performance and Future Outlook with Machine Learning
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s really happening in the Midland Basin today? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we take a machine learning–driven look at well perform...
EP 12 · Dallas Fed Energy Survey Q3 2025
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does the Dallas Fed Energy Survey really tell us? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we break down the Q3 2025 results and why they mark a t...
EP 11 · Machine Learning vs. Type Curves in the Appalachian Basin: A Comparative Study
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How well do type curves hold up in complex gas plays? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we break down a comparative study of machine learning vs...
EP 10 · Unpacking the Uinta Basin: the next great oil play?
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is the Uinta Basin the next great U.S. oil play? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore what makes Uinta unique, and why it’s drawing re...
EP 9 · Using Machine Learning and Data Analytics to Improve Type Curve Generation and Optimize Field Development Planning in Argentina's Vaca Muerta Formation
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you build reliable type curves in one of the world’s most geologically complex shale plays? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explor...
EP 8 · When Numbers Lie: De-Biasing Horizontal Well Production Datasets with Causal Forecasting
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if your forecasted uplift isn’t real? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how standard machine learning models can mislead engin...
EP 7 · Using Machine Learning To Forecast Longer Duration Inventory Across Rockies Unconventional Plays
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does inventory look like beyond the Permian? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how machine learning is helping engineers forecas...
EP 6 · A Bottoms-Up Analysis of Development Scenarios in the Midland Basin Using Machine Learning
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How much does development design affect production outcomes? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we unpack how small changes in spacing, stacking,...
EP 5 · Describing Well Spacing: Dimensionality at Work
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we go beyond traditional metrics like “feet between wells” or “wells per section” to explore a more ph...
EP 4 · Can Transfer Learning Be Used to Forecast Production in Frontier Basins? A Case Study from the Powder River Basin
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you forecast production in basins with limited historical data? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we explore how transfer learning, a cut...
EP 3 · Optimizing Well Spacing to Maximize Horizontal Well Performance and Recovery
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How close is too close when spacing horizontal wells? In this episode of The Novi AI Roundup, we break down one of the industry’s most important que...
EP 2 · How Public Water Production Records Fail to Capture Reality in Tight Oil Wells
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The unconventional oil and gas industry relies heavily on publicly available production data for environmental impact assessments, economic evaluation...
EP 1 · Can 100,000 Wells Reveal What Single-Basin Analysis Misses? The Hidden Biases Undermining Unconventional Production Models
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While data-driven reservoir characterization has gained traction among operators, most analyses remain constrained to operator-specific acreage or sin...
Welcome to The Novi AI Roundup: What This Show Is All About
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Novi AI RoundupWelcome to The Novi AI Roundup, the podcast that brings you sharp insights, bold conversations, and repurposed gems from our most i...