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Title: Interactive 3D visualization speeds well, reservoir planning

Abstract

Texaco Exploration and Production has begun making expeditious analyses and drilling decisions that result from interactive, large screen visualization of seismic and other three dimensional data. A pumpkin shaped room or pod inside a 3,500 sq ft, state-of-the-art facility in Southwest Houston houses a supercomputer and projection equipment Texaco said will help its people sharply reduce 3D seismic project cycle time, boost production from existing fields, and find more reserves. Oil and gas related applications of the visualization center include reservoir engineering, plant walkthrough simulation for facilities/piping design, and new field exploration. The center houses a Silicon Graphics Onyx2 infinite reality supercomputer configured with 8 processors, 3 graphics pipelines, and 6 gigabytes of main memory.

Authors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
549441
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Oil and Gas Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 95; Journal Issue: 47; Other Information: PBD: 24 Nov 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
03 NATURAL GAS; 02 PETROLEUM; RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; SEISMIC SURVEYS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; OIL FIELDS; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; SUPERCOMPUTERS; COST

Citation Formats

Petzet, G A. Interactive 3D visualization speeds well, reservoir planning. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Petzet, G A. Interactive 3D visualization speeds well, reservoir planning. United States.
Petzet, G A. 1997. "Interactive 3D visualization speeds well, reservoir planning". United States.
@article{osti_549441,
title = {Interactive 3D visualization speeds well, reservoir planning},
author = {Petzet, G A},
abstractNote = {Texaco Exploration and Production has begun making expeditious analyses and drilling decisions that result from interactive, large screen visualization of seismic and other three dimensional data. A pumpkin shaped room or pod inside a 3,500 sq ft, state-of-the-art facility in Southwest Houston houses a supercomputer and projection equipment Texaco said will help its people sharply reduce 3D seismic project cycle time, boost production from existing fields, and find more reserves. Oil and gas related applications of the visualization center include reservoir engineering, plant walkthrough simulation for facilities/piping design, and new field exploration. The center houses a Silicon Graphics Onyx2 infinite reality supercomputer configured with 8 processors, 3 graphics pipelines, and 6 gigabytes of main memory.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/549441}, journal = {Oil and Gas Journal},
number = 47,
volume = 95,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 1997},
month = {Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 1997}
}