f Modelling Multi-Valued Salt Masses in a Three-Dimensional Structural Context

The three-dimensional nature of salt bodies has historically been a problem in visualization and interpretation. Traditional approaches, based on two-dimensional grids, cannot handle the multivalued surfaces of salt overhangs, lenses, or other features. Some three-dimensional modeling approaches allow multi-valued surfaces, but cannot combine the image of a salt body with surrounding structural layers. These limitations can be avoided by combining appropriate salt modeling techniques with a geospatial structural model.