Geological Storytelling - Graphically Exploring and Communicating Geological Sketches

Endre M. Lidal, Helwig Hauser, Ivan Viola

INPROCEEDINGS, Proceedings of Sketch-Based Interfaces and Modeling (SBIM 2012), 2012

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Abstract

Developing structural geological models from exploratory subsea imaging is difficult and an ill-posed process. Therefore, in practice several experts generate a larger number of geological interpretations. This leads to the situation that a number of geological sketches are prepared and examined for the next steps in the oil and gas exploration pipeline. In this paper, we present Geological Storytelling, a novel graphical approach for performing rapid and expressive geomodeling of a multitude of model variations. The solution builds on a flip-over metaphor for sketching the individual steps in a story that externalizes the mental steps the modeler performs when developing the model. The stories, through the discrete story steps, are then visualized in a Story Tree for easy access and management. This tree also provides the interface for individual story playback and examination, or comparative visualization of several stories. With our approach, the experts can rapidly sketch geological stories that both visualize the proposed model of today's geology and visualize how the expert derived this model. Presenting the model as a visual story helps the peers to evaluate the geological soundness of the model. We have developed geological storytelling in collaboration with domain experts that work with such challenges on a daily basis. Our focus of this work has been on models derived from single seismic slices. We have implemented a prototype of Geological Storytelling to demonstrate our concept and to get domain expert feedback.

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Proceedings of Sketch-Based Interfaces and Modeling (SBIM 2012)

• Pages: 11–20
• Project: GeoIllustrator
• URL: http://diglib.eg.org/EG/DL/WS/SBM/SBM12/011-020.pdf

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BibTeX

@inproceedings{Lidal12Geological,
 author = {Endre M. Lidal and Helwig Hauser and Ivan Viola },
 title = {Geological Storytelling - Graphically Exploring and Communicating Geological 
  Sketches},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of Sketch-Based Interfaces and Modeling (SBIM 2012)},
 year = {2012},
 pages = {11--20},
 URL = {http://diglib.eg.org/EG/DL/WS/SBM/SBM12/011-020.pdf},
 DOI = {10.2312/SBM/SBM12/011-020},
 abstract = {Developing structural geological models from exploratory subsea imaging 
  is difficult and an ill-posed process. Therefore, in practice several experts 
  generate a larger number of geological interpretations. This leads to the situation
  that a number of geological sketches are prepared and examined for the next steps 
  in the oil and gas exploration pipeline. In this paper, we present Geological 
  Storytelling, a novel graphical approach for performing rapid and expressive 
  geomodeling of a multitude of model variations. The solution builds on a flip-over 
  metaphor for sketching the individual steps in a story that externalizes the
  mental steps the modeler performs when developing the model. The stories, through 
  the discrete story steps, are then visualized in a Story Tree for easy access 
  and management. This tree also provides the interface for individual story playback 
  and examination, or comparative visualization of several stories. With our approach, 
  the experts can rapidly sketch geological stories that both visualize the proposed 
  model of today's geology and visualize how the expert derived this model. Presenting 
  the model as a visual story helps the peers to evaluate the geological soundness 
  of the model. We have developed geological storytelling in collaboration with 
  domain experts that work with such challenges on a daily basis. Our focus of this 
  work has been on models derived from single seismic slices. We have implemented 
  a prototype of Geological Storytelling to demonstrate our concept and to get domain 
  expert feedback.},

}