A computer-implemented method comprising: providing a model of a geologic area of interest for utilization with respect to hydrocarbon exploration and production, said model including representations of geologic features within said geologic area of interest; identifying a set of connection pathways (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 ) within said model defining one or more functional objects (F 1 , F 2 , F 3 ) within said model, the set of connection pathways being associated with said one or more functional objects (F 1 , F 2 , F 3 ), characterized in that defining one or more functional objects comprises defining a dynamic region in association with a functional object of said one or more functional objects, said dynamic region being a region to be resized, reshaped, added, and/or deleted to change the subset of connection pathways identified, wherein said dynamic region comprises an area of uncertainty with respect to at least one attribute of said functional object; identifying one or more connection pathways not associated with said one or more functional objects (F 1 , F 2 , F 3 ); analyzing connectivity within said geologic area of interest with respect to said one or more functional objects (F 1 , F 2 , F 3 ) using said set of connection pathways (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 ); presenting said set of connection pathways (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 ) in a visualization environment so as to be readily identifiable visually; and de-emphasizing, in the visualization environment, said one or more connection pathways not part of said set of said connection pathways (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 ) to thereby present said set of connection pathways (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 ) in said visualization environment to be readily identifiable visually. providing a model of a geologic area of interest for utilization with respect to hydrocarbon exploration and production, said model including representations of geologic features within said geologic area of interest; identifying a set of connection pathways (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 ) within said model defining one or more functional objects (F 1 , F 2 , F 3 ) within said model, the set of connection pathways being associated with said one or more functional objects (F 1 , F 2 , F 3 ), characterized in that defining one or more functional objects comprises defining a dynamic region in association with a functional object of said one or more functional objects, said dynamic region being a region to be resized, reshaped, added, and/or deleted to change the subset of connection pathways identified, wherein said dynamic region comprises an area of uncertainty with respect to at least one attribute of said functional object; identifying one or more connection pathways not associated with said one or more functional objects (F 1 , F 2 , F 3 ); analyzing connectivity within said geologic area of interest with respect to said one or more functional objects (F 1 , F 2 , F 3 ) using said set of connection pathways (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 ); presenting said set of connection pathways (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 ) in a visualization environment so as to be readily identifiable visually; and de-emphasizing, in the visualization environment, said one or more connection pathways not part of said set of said connection pathways (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 ) to thereby present said set of connection pathways (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 ) in said visualization environment to be readily identifiable visually. <EOS>