Seismic interpretation using true 3-D visualization

Immersive environments that include true 3-D visualization are proliferating within Phillips Petroleum Company. Through the efforts of an internal R&D project that began in 1998, an inexpensive visualization system has been developed that includes a novel viewing screen (Figures 1 and 2) and supporting software that enhance the speed and accuracy of seismic interpretation. The patentpending Seismitarium was designed to be an interpretation and visualization tool that allows the geoscientist to maintain current capabilities for which there is a high comfort level and to expand into the immersive 3-D environment when the problem dictates.