In PC Workstations

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In PC Workstations
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Presented to... POSC Member General Meeting
By Tom SmithSeismic Micro-Technology, Inc.
Houston, TexasMay 6, 1999
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A few years ago,we needed to decide...
Or
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Toby vs. Godzilla
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No Arguments with NT...

• NT is popular in the general business community
• NT is easier to maintain
• NT is full-featured
• NT is an integral part of Microsofts plan
  (to just survive the feds or to dominate the
  world?)
• NT has momentum...

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KINGDOM II Throughput for Workstations
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Early Interpretation
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Integrated Interpretation
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Todays Highwater Marks

• Fifteen 3D surveys in one project
• 1100 2D seismic lines in one project
• 16,000 wells in one project
• 3150 sq. mi. in one decimated 3D survey
• 585 sq. mi. in one undecimated 3D survey
• 95Gb in one 3D survey

May 5, 1999
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Seismic Line Fetch and Display Across a Network
April 28, 1999
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Network Delay for Fetch and Display Seismic Line
April 28, 1999
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Network Performance with a Large Project
April 28, 1999
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Software Users Law
I want it now. I want it bug-free. I want it
cheap.
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If we pull this off, well eat like kings.
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Quest for Integration

• No one argues against integration
• Technical computing is an integral part of
  integration
• Who is King?
• Data is king for the same reason you have to
  have carbon to make a diamond
• Computing is king for the same reason carbon
  can be made into a pencil too

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450 sq. mi. Survey Area
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Technical Computing Environment

• Information Management
• POSC
• Databases
• Oracle

• Vendor Data Interchange

• OpenSpirit

• CORBA/DCOM

• Windows for Energy

• Microsoft SQL Server

• Microsoft Access

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Technical Computing Analytical Tools
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A Blend of Integrated Technology
Integrated Technology
Basic Seismic Interpretation Flavors
Utilities
Risk Reduction
Data Loading
2D/3D Interpretation
3D Visualization
Plotting Utility
Synthetic Seismograms
3D Interpretation
Seismic Trace Processing
Network Connections
2D Interpretation
Seismic Modeling