Patent ID: 6070125
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
A computer-based apparatus for creating subsurface models, comprising:a graphical display device; a user input device;(i) means for selecting a region of the world to be modeled;(ii) means for providing geological and geographical data corresponding to said selected region of the world;(iii) means for providing an archive of known geological structures;(iv) means for providing an interface which permits a user to create a subsurface model of the identified region by:(a) selectively viewing a portion of the geographical and/or geophysical data using said graphical display device;(b) selecting a structure from the archive using said user input device;(c) placing the selected structure within the selected region of the world to be modeled and transforming the selected structure in accordance with the geographical or geophysical data; and(d) displaying the selected structure using said graphical display device.