Geological models, both on maps, sections and in 3D, need to be correctly interpreted if they are to be properly utilised.

Moving from the traditional map and sections to the 3D computer image still sets the interpreter the challenge of joining the data control into a coherent whole.

In the real world there are no gaps or missing volumes, we can always walk from one place to the next. In geological interpretation, the process of ensuring that horizons tie to faults and that adjacent sections can be joined is not an easy task.
To make this work geologists require flexible tools that allow us to experiment with ideas and visualise the result.

In complex geology, surfaces bounding volumes must enable us to depict salt domes and canopies and overfolds as easily as we can depict gently dipping strata. Midland Valley has therefore developed innovative techniques for wrapping complex shapes and building complex fault frameworks. Sometimes this is fast and easy, for example we can wrap surfaces around complex salt shapes, but in other situations it sometimes requires us to think hard about what our data is telling us, for example fault linkages are not as easy as we would like.

Our market leading software tools are therefore designed to provide geoscientists with the freedom to try ideas before committing to the discipline of the completed model.
Model building is the crux of data analysis and decision making. As well as building models for structural analysis, we provide constrained models for basin modelling, image analysis, and reservoir modelling. Where complex structures are involved, we can deliver the critical detail that is not captured by other generic products.