Challenge Rules

 

SEAM AI PARIHAKA FACIES CHALLENGE OFFICIAL RULES

PLEASE READ THESE OFFICIAL RULES CAREFULLY. ENTRY INTO THIS CHALLENGE CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY PART OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THIS CHALLENGE.

NO PURCHASE OR ENTRANCE FEE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING AND SUCH SHALL BE VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. Challenge Description

The SEAM AI Parihaka Facies Challenge (the "Challenge") is a competition to advance the state of the art in machine interpretation of three-dimensional (3D) images of underground geologic structures created by the seismic reflection method. The challenge involves identification of different geologic regions called "facies" in seismic images made during exploration and development of petroleum reservoirs. Your contribution may help to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and environmental impact of exploration for oil and gas resources. Seismic images are also used in the exploration and management of underground water reservoirs and in the monitoring of waste-disposal sites, including reservoirs where carbon dioxide is injected underground to avoid its release into the atmosphere in the process of carbon capture and storage. This will be the first of a series of challenges related to machine learning for geophysical remote sensing of Earth's shallow crust.

This Challenge will be run in accordance to these Official Rules (the "Rules").

2. Sponsor

The Challenge is organized and sponsored by SEG Advanced Modeling Corporation (SEAM), Tulsa, OK, U.S.A., a wholly-owned, not-for-profit subsidiary of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG).

3. SEAM Admins

"SEAM Admins" are any companies or organizations authorized by SEAM to aid with the administration or execution of this Challenge, including but not limited to AIcrowd SA.

4. Challenge Start and End Dates

The Challenge page on the AIcrowd website ("AIcrowd Site") gives the start and end dates of the competition.

There will be 2 rounds of submissions in total. The first round serves as an introduction to the interpretation of 3D seismic images; Round 1 will be scored, but no cash prizes will be given as a result of the scores of Round 1. All cash prizes will be given in accordance with the results of round 2.

Round 1: You will be required to become familiar with 3D seismic images of underground structures and design initial machine-learning architectures to label facies in an image. A fully-labelled training image consisting of an 3D array of real numbers of dimension 1006 by 782 by 590 will be available for supervised training. Each pixel in the training image represents the strength of the echo returned to the surface from the spatial location in the Earth corresponding to the 3D array index of the pixel. Labels for the training image are stored in a 1006 by 782 by 590 array of integers from 1 to 6, corresponding, pixel by pixel, to a labeling of the training image by an expert geologist. The six labels represent the following geologic facies identified in the image are:

• Basement/Other : Basement Rocks or Other: May contain volcanic deposits in places. Low signal-to-noise (S/N) echo amplitudes. Few internal reflectors.

• Slope Mudstone A : Slope to Basin Floor Mudstones. High-amplitude echoes at upper and lower boundaries. Low-amplitude continuous/semi-continuous internal reflectors

• Mass Transport Deposit : Mix of Chaotic Facies and Low Amplitude Parallel Reflectors

• Slope Mudstone B : Slope to Basin Floor Mudstones and Sandstones. High-amplitude parallel reflectors. Low-continuity scour surfaces.

• Slope Valley : High-Amplitude Incised Channels/Valleys. Relatively low relief.

• Submarine Canyon System : Submarine Canyon. Erosional Base is U-shaped with high local relief. Mostly deformed slope mudstone filled with isolated sinuous sand-filled channels near the basal surface. Internal fill is low-amplitude mix of parallel inclined surfaces and chaotic disrupted reflectors.

An unlabeled portion of a test image, contiguous spatially with the training image, will be available to apply the trained machine-learning algorithm to. Submissions (consisting of proposed labels for the test image) will be accepted and scored by a simple metric. A final leaderboard, based on the scores for the test image in Round 1, will be posted at the end of the Challenge.

Deadline: See the Challenge page on the AIcrowd Site.

Round 2: You will be required to optimize labels. Ground-truth labels for the test image will be posted along with a more sophisticated set of metrics that take into account geologic knowledge in comparing submitted labels with ground truth. Additional unlabeled test images will be released, and multiple submissions will be accepted from competitors with each submission scored by the full set of metrics, which should allow competitors to refine their solutions. A final submission due before the end of Round 2 will determine the final leaderboard. By submitting your solution timely and adhering to these Rules ("Rules") you are automatically eligible for the Contribution Prize & Best Agent Prize. Good luck!

Deadline: See the Challenge page on the AIcrowd Site.

5. Am I Eligible to Enter the Challenge?

You may enter this challenge individually or as a team of two or more members ("Team"). You are eligible to enter this Challenge if you (and each member of your Team) meet all of the following requirements as of the time and date of entry:

• You are an individual;
• You are 18 years of age or older but in no event less than the age of majority in your place of residence; and
• You have internet access, an e-mail account, and access to a personal computer.

The organizers will not be able to transfer prize money to accounts of participations who reside in any of the following countries or regions. (Please note that residents of these countries or regions are still allowed to participate in the Challenge, but no prize money will be available.)

• The Crimea region of Ukraine
• Cuba
• Iran
• North Korea
• Sudan
• Syria
• Quebec, Canada
• Brazil
• Italy

Please Note: it is entirely your responsibility to review and understand your employer's and country's policies about your eligibility to participate in this Challenge. If you participate in violation of your employer's or country's policies, you and your entry may be disqualified from the Challenge. SEAM disclaims any and all liability or responsibility with respect to disputes arising between an employer and such employer's employee or between a country and its resident in relation to the Challenge.

6. Is the Entry an Eligible Entry?

To be eligible to be considered for a prize, as solely determined by SEAM:

The entry MUST:

• be in English;
• be the Team's own original work;
• not have been submitted previously in any promotion of any kind;
• not contain material or content that:
• is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, offensive, sexually explicit, pornographic, hateful, tortious, defamatory, or slanderous or libelous;
• promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual
• promotes discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age;
• promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, or tobacco;
• violates or infringes another's rights, including but not limited to rights of privacy, publicity, or intellectual property rights;
• is inconsistent with the message, brand, or image of SEAM;
• is unlawful; or
• is in violation of or contrary to these Rules or the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction in which the entry is created.

The Team Lead MUST:

• ensure the Team has obtained any and all consents, approvals, or licenses required for submission of the entry;
• obtain any consents necessary from all members of the Team with respect to the sharing of such member's personal information as outlined herein;
• obtain the agreement of all members of the Team to these Rules;
• not generate the entry by any means which violate these Rules;
• not engage in false, fraudulent, or deceptive acts at any phase during participation in the Challenge; and
• not tamper with or abuse any aspect of this Challenge.

7. Disqualification.

If you, any Team member, or the entry is found to be ineligible for any reason, including but not limited to conflicts within Teams or noncompliance with these Rules, SEAM and SEAM Admins reserve the right to disqualify the entry and/or you and/or your Team members from this Challenge and any other contest or promotional activity sponsored or administered in any way by SEAM or SEAM affiliates.

8. How May the Entry Potentially be Used?

The entry may be used in a few different ways. SEAM does not claim to own your Team's entry; however, by submitting the entry you and each member of your Team:

• hereby grants to SEAM and SEAM affiliates a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, world-wide right and license to (i) review and analyze the entry in relation to this Challenge; and (ii) use the entry or parts of your entry in any media for any non-commercial or commercial purpose in connection with the marketing, sale, or promotion of SEAM, SEAM affiliates and their respective products and services;
• agrees that each member of your Team will execute any necessary paperwork for SEAM and SEAM affiliates to use the rights and licenses granted hereunder;
• acknowledges and agrees that the Team will not be compensated and may not be credited (at SEAM's sole discretion) for the use of the entry as described in these Rules;
• acknowledges that SEAM or SEAM affiliates may have developed or commissioned materials similar to the entry and waive any claims resulting from any similarities to the entry;
• understand that the entry may be posted on a public website or social media channel and that SEAM is not responsible for any unauthorized use of the entry by visitors to such site; and
• understand and acknowledge that, subject to provision of Prizes as provided for herein, SEAM is not obligated to use the entry in any way, even if the entry is selected as a winning entry.

9. How Will Winners be Selected and Notified?

Entries will be ranked via an algorithm based on the scoring metrics devised for each round. Each entry will be assigned a score based upon the algorithm and such ranking will be displayed on the AIcrowd Site's Challenge specific leaderboard ("Leaderboard").

The entries of Round 1 and Round 2 will be scored separately. There will be a separate Leaderboard for each round, but all cash prizes will be awarded based upon the Round 2 Leaderboard.

Tied Entries.

If two or more participating Teams have the same score, a secondary algorithmic metric will be added to the scores. If, after adding the secondary algorithmic metric, all scores remain identical, prizes will be awarded to the Teams with tied scores and will be shared evenly among the Teams.

Potential winners will be contacted within 72 hours of each Deadline via the email associated with the AIcrowd.com account through which the entry was submitted. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, does not respond as directed, refuses the prize, or is found to be ineligible for any reason, such prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Only one alternate winner will be selected for each prize package, after which prizes will remain unawarded.

To the extent that there is any dispute as to the identity of the potential winner, the official account holder of the email address associated with the AIcrowd account through which the entry was first submitted will be deemed the official potential winner by SEAM.

10. Your Odds of Winning

ODDS OF WINNING A PRIZE ARE SUBJECT TO HOW YOUR ENTRY SCORES IN ACCORDANCE TO THE JUDGING CRITERIA IN COMPARISON TO ALL OTHER ENTRIES.

11. Prizes

Prizes will be awarded as follows:

Round 1

Leaderboard Prizes (based on final score at the end of round 1)

• 1 – DJI Mavic Air 2 Fly More Kit

• 2 – DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Kit

• 3 – DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Kit

• 4 – DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Kit

Community Contribution Prizes

• 1 – DJI Mavic Air 2 Fly More Kit

• 2 – DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Kit

• 3 – DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Kit

• 4 – DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Kit

Round 2

Leaderboard Prizes (based on final score at the end of round 2)

• 1 – USD 13,000

• 2 – USD 7,000

• 3 – USD 5,000

 Round 3

• 2 Oculus Quest 2’s for Top 2 Contributions for the challenge!

Round 4

• Leaderboard Prizes
  • 1 – Oculus Quest 2
  • 2 – Oculus Quest 2
  • 3 – Oculus Quest 2
• Community Contribution Prizes
  • 1 – Oculus Quest 2
  • 2 – Oculus Quest 2
  • 3 – Oculus Quest 2

Note:

• Previous winners who have already received a gadget as the prize for the leaderboard or the community contribution are not eligible for winning another award. 
• These leaderboard winners are eligible for the prize if they have a minimum weighted F1 score of 0.857 on the leaderboard.

12. When Will Prizes Be Awarded?

We will make all efforts to deliver prizes within two months of the end of the competition as indicated on the Challenge page on the AIcrowd Site. All members of a Team may be required to complete and sign additional documentation, such as a non-disclosures, representations and warranties, liability and publicity releases (unless prohibited by applicable law), and tax documents, or other similar documentation in order for the potentially winning Team to claim the prize. For Teams in excess of one member, the prize will be awarded to the Team Lead. SEAM will in no way be involved in any dispute with respect to receipt of a prize by any other members of a Team.

Only prizes claimed in accordance with these Rules will be awarded.

13. Winner List

A list of all winners of this Challenge will be posted on the AIcrowd Site and may be announced at SEAM's discretion via SEAM's or SEAM affiliates' Twitter, Facebook, blog, or website, or at a SEAM or a SEAM affiliate sponsored or hosted event.

14. Your Personal Data and Privacy

SEAM does not intend to collect any personal data unless explicitly authorized in writing by you.

Please read the terms and conditions of the AIcrowd Site carefully to understand how your data may be used by AIcrowd SA.

15. Additional Terms and Conditions

If SEAM determines, in its sole discretion, that any portion of this Challenge is compromised by virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, or any other causes beyond its control, that in the sole opinion of SEAM corrupts, or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper participation in/of the Challenge, SEAM reserves the right to (a) cancel the Challenge; (b) suspend the Challenge until such time the aforementioned issues may be resolved; or (c) for purposes of awarding prizes, consider only those entries submitted prior to when the Challenge was so compromised.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that SEAM, SEAM's affiliates, and SEAM Admins, and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents and assigns, will not be liable for personal injuries, death, damages, expenses or costs or losses of any kind resulting from participation or inability to participate in the Challenge or acceptance of or use or inability to use a prize or parts thereof including, without limitation, claims, suits, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light (whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.

Your use of any other products and services required by these Rules, whether required by these Rules or not, are subject to the terms and conditions associated with such products or services, including the AIcrowd Site and services.

In the event any clause or provision of these Rules proves unenforceable, void or incomplete, the validity of the other conditions will remain unaffected.