Permeability prediction systems and methods using quadratic discriminant analysis

A system for predicting total system permeability of a geologic formation, comprising:

• a memory that stores total system permeability prediction software;
• at least one processor coupled to the memory to execute the software, wherein the software configures the processor to:
• acquire formation property measurements at a plurality of positions along at least one borehole in the geologic formation;
• identify clusters in a plurality of points representing the formation property measurements at the plurality of postions;
• determine a system permeability value for each cluster;
• apply Quadratic Discriminant Analysis (“QDA”) to associate each of multiple positions in one or more boreholes with a corresponding cluster based on formation property measurements, thereby obtaining a system permeability prediction for each of said multiple positions;
• predict total system permeability based at least in part on an aggregation of the system permeability predictions for each of said multiple positions;
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• display the predicted total system permeability.