Rock-type classification: A (critical) machine-learning perspective

Pedro Ribeiro Mendes Júnior, Soroor Salavati, Oscar Linares, Maiara Moreira Gonçalves, Marcelo Ferreira Zampieri, Vitor Hugo de Sousa Ferreira, Manuel Castro, Rafael de Oliveira Werneck, Renato Moura, Elayne Morais, Ahmed Esmin, Leopoldo Lusquino, Denis José Schiozer, Alexandre Ferreira, Alessandra Davólio, Anderson Rocha

Abstract: Highlights•Extensive experiments for drill core plug (DCP) classification.•Literature review for rock type classification, discussing common pitfalls.•Manual classification for the DCP classification, evincing the limits of the problem.•Fusion technique that employs multiple state-of-the-art network architectures.