Geological Interpretation Makes Earth Models Easier to Build
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Geological modelers commonly produce 3D Earth Model representations [2],[3],[6], which are not only used for 3D visualization but also for geophysics (Time2depth migration), reservoir characterization, drilling well path optimization and reservoir engineering. These models should be topologically consistent with respect to a definite interpretation of the geology. Faults and erosive surfaces must duly crosscut older formations, prograding levels must duly be interrupted by an underlying on-lap surface...The achievement of this goal still proves to be a difficult task, which most modelers can hardly perform safely and never in an automatic way.
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