3D seismic volume visualization

  • Authors:
  • Chunyu Ma;Jon Rokne

  • Affiliations:
  • Veritas GeoServices, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;Department of Computer Science, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • Venue:
  • Integrated image and graphics technologies
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

The effective visualization of 3D seismic data-volumes is of great interest to professionals in the subsurface resource extraction industries as well as earth scientists researching earthquakes and other subsurface phenomena. Because of the steadily increased speed and storage capacities of computing devices this visualization has become a possibility, even approaching real-time performance. In this chapter we therefore discuss methods for 3D visualization of data gathered from seismic exploration programs after it has been processed into a 3D seismic datavolume. The problem of identifying subsurface structures of interest to the professionals is considered in some detail and an general overview of 3D volume visualization is provided.