"The 3D seismic visualization lab considerably lowers the risk of unnecessary drilling. Risk reduction is the driving force for this technology," said Tom Morris, a BYU geology professor. Oil ...

Computer visualization methods are not a new concept in oil and gas exploration, but it is helpful to know how their efficiency is viewed from within an exploration organization. Norsk Hydro ASA unit ...

Thanks to 20 years of seismic data processed through one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, scientists have created the first complete, 3D visualization of a mountain-size rock called the ...

Earthquakes do more than buckle streets and topple buildings. Seismic waves generated by earthquakes pass through the Earth, acting like a giant MRI machine and providing clues to what lies inside the ...

Today Fraunhofer announced XtreemView, a new scalable 3D viewer for seismic data. Fraunhofer’s Competence Center High-Performance Computing (CC-HPC) in Kaiserslautern, Germany has a long standing ...

Because of Earth's layered composition, scientists have often compared the basic arrangement of its interior to that of an onion. There's the familiar thin crust of continents and ocean floors; the ...

OpendTect is a seismic interpretation software system in an OpenSource environment. It enables you to process, visualize and interpret multi-volume seismic data using attributes and modern ...

Argentina-based YPF S.A. has selected Emerson seismic data interpretation and visualization software as its corporate seismic interpretation application under a multi-year deal, Emerson reported ...

YPF SA has let a multi-year contract to Emerson for exploration and production software for seismic data interpretation and visualization. The software replaces other interpretation solutions at YPF, ...