Seismic and its Super Computing Challenges

Abstract

Seismic methods are widely used for exploration of hydrocarbons. In the last two decades there has been remarkable advancements in the seismic techniques which are mostly attributed to the need for exploration of complex, deep reservoirs. To fulfill these requirements seismic processing has grown to a major super computing challenge. This paper reviews the developments in various technologies behind seismic, like top of the line digital computers, storage media and data acquisition systems and then explores various options available for seismic data processing.