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Over the last decade, three-dimensional (3D) imaging/modeling of the subsurface through time have co-evolved and emerged as a major research focus of the petroleum industry. As petroleum becomes more difficult to find and reserves become more difficult to replace, petroleum system modeling has grown because it better quantifies the generation, migration, and entrapment of the remaining resource. Virtually all major oil companies and government and academic institutions recognize the need for 3D petroleum system models because they:

1. Facilitate integration and visualization of geologic processes and communication with stakeholders
2. Add value by converting static data to dynamic processed data and interpretations
3. Help to reduce exploration risk and to highlight prospective exploration areas
4. Archive data (data loss due to personnel attrition and reorganization is a major cost).