Archive for Earth Sciences Forum This site is dedicated to the Earth Sciences. We are here for you to discuss issues regarding any aspect of the Earth sciences, at all levels of knowledge. Questions are welcomed, as are open scientific debates. Enjoy!!!
|
scpg02
|
Using video-game technology to find oil & gasContact: Lisa Merkl
lkmerkl@uh.edu
713-743-8192
University of Houston
Using video-game technology to find oil & gas
IBM supercomputer supports seismic research at University of Houston
| Quote: | HOUSTON, 19-Sept-2007 -- What do video games and seismic explorations have in common" Both require very demanding computer applications that call for the ability to process massive quantities of data rapidly. Using computer technology originally co-designed by IBM for video-game consoles, University of Houston seismic researchers are employing this extremely fast technology to more effectively target oil reserves.
IBM is supporting the UH Mission-Oriented Seismic Research Program (M-OSRP) and its petroleum industry sponsors with a Cell Broadband Engine™ (Cell/B.E.) system that represents a new generation of powerful supercomputers with substantial parallelism built in at the core level. Such highly parallel computing technology is characterized by multiple processors executing and analyzing different types of data at once. |
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-09/uoh-uvt091907.php
|
|
|
|