oa Atomic Meshes - from Seismic Images to Reservoir Simulation

Combining image processing and optimization techniques, we automatically align a lattice of points (atoms) with horizons and faults in a 3-D seismic image. Connecting these points yields an unstructured space-filling polyhedral (atomic) mesh. This single data structure can integrate multiple tasks, such as seismic interpretation, reservoir characterization, and flow simulation, thereby reducing work cycle omes and errors.