ON THE PROBLEM OF FORMALIZATION OF THE METHOD OF GEOLOGICAL ANALOGIES

Possibilities of applying formal models of reasoning for applications in systems of geological forecast are discussed. We propose a variant for formalization of reasoning by expert geologists within the framewo rk of a well-known method of so-called geological analogies. It is sho wn that the numerical variant of the JSM system (JSM means of construc tive abduction, which allow one to generate qualitative models for num erical data in the process of analysis of data properties) can be used for the analysis of heterogeneous geological data and forecast of oil and gas bearing of a particular region.