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Defintion of Visualization Tools

Visualization Tools are software applications which visually convey complex three-dimensional information in an intuitive fashion. Ideally these tools engage as many of the visual cues used in perceiving the 3-D world as possible. These visual cues include perspective, lighting/shadows, depth cueing (use of shading to indicate relative distance, obscuration/transparency, stereopsis, motion parallax, and peripheral vision. The objective is to allow the user to comprehend 3-D complexities rapidly and intuitively so as to facilitate (in this case) the task of designing an optimum well plan.

The image above shows an immersive interactive well planning device developed by Norsk Hydro. They have published several articles describing how effective this tool is to assist in well planning, including the May 2000 Leading Edge Article, where these images were derived. Texaco, before Chevron-Texaco, developed similar capabilities. However, their system was more focused on volume seismic interpretation, and has been spun out as Magic Earth, now a subsidiary of Landmark Graphics and Halliburton. Continuum Resources also developed interactive well planning tools. Continuum is no longer in business, and the future of this software development is in question.

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