Paradigm Increases The Capacity Of Its Seismic Data Processing Centers In CIS And Offers New Depth Imaging Services
Efficient new clusters double the centers' computational capacity
Moscow, – Paradigm™, the premier provider of advanced petroleum geoscience and engineering technologies to the oil and gas exploration and production industry, announces that it has upgraded its seismic data processing centers in the CIS with new, 90-processor computation clusters, based on the Intel® Xeon™ processor with Intel EM64T, and a 32-CPU SGI® Altix® system based on Intel Itanium® 2 processors. This is the latest stage in the expansion of the computing capability of its CIS centers, which are the largest and most high-powered computing centers of their kind in the region.
The new system shortens the time to project completion, and enables pre-stack depth imaging using Paradigm's advanced migration tools, such as 3D Wave Equation Common Shot Migration, Common Reflection Angle Migration (CRAMä), and a Kirchhoff algorithm which supports anisotropy corrections. These software solutions, especially optimized for clusters, provide high-quality results and allow the creation of more precise environment models.
Nikolai Baranskiy, President of Paradigm CIS Operations, said, "The increased demand for advanced seismic data processing services, and the considerable growth in our clients' requirements for high quality project performance, have resulted in the second significant upgrade of our processing centers in the past 3 years. A fundamentally new approach to creating a geological model, supported by Paradigm's new migration algorithms, provides substantial quality and data level improvements, as compared to traditional migration algorithms. The implementation of this new software demands more computational resources, however. After careful consideration, we chose the Xeon processor-based cluster by Intel. This cluster shows high reliability and an excellent price/efficiency ratio. It increases the availability of the new migration technologies to our customers in the CIS."
"We innovate and integrate the processor, chipset, storage and networking components with a variety of powerful technologies into Xeon processor-based platforms that help deliver a new standard in performance, reliability and cost," said Julia Klebanova, Regional Enterprise Business Manager, Intel Russia/CIS. "Utilizing these technologies will enable the systems built on these platforms to perform many of the most demanding jobs that business, science or government can throw at them. As an example, Paradigm has demonstrated the ability of Xeon processor-based platforms to power highly data-intensive operations. The Xeon processor clusters installed provide performance levels that were previously available only through expensive supercomputers. The Intel architecture has provided Paradigm's data processing center with the stability and reliability that is needed to deliver the highest quality service to its customers".
The Paradigm Seismic Data Processing and Interpretation Center in the CIS offers comprehensive geophysical services, including geological and geophysical data interpretation, reservoir studies and oil and gas field analysis, through Paradigm's advanced Eposä 3 integration framework-based solutions.
About Paradigm
Paradigm provides information solutions to the leaders of the oil and gas industry worldwide. The company has a global network of sales, services and user support, with 23 offices in 20 countries, serving all major oil and gas producing provinces in the world. Paradigm's advanced set of Software Solutions and Integrated Services for prospect generation and evaluation supports every stage in the oil and gas E&P process, from Data Processing and Imaging; through advanced Visualization, Interpretation and Earth Modeling; to Reservoir Characterization and Petrophysics; up to Petroleum Engineering, Well Planning and Drilling. These solutions are supported by the epos Data Management and Interoperability integration framework.