FFA software installed on Bull computing systems

Bull SAS and FFA (Foster Findlay Associates) will deliver FFA GPU-enabled 3D seismic-analysis software to the oil and gas community on Bull computing systems.

Seismic interpreters are facing a growing amount of data to interpret and the demands for computational tools to underpin the 3D seismic-interpretation process throughout the EandP workflow have never been more apparent.

Through use of FFA's high-performance computational software, a data-driven approach to 3D seismic interpretation can provide the step change in productivity required for geoscientists to fully exploit their data and deliver more accurate interpretations of the subsurface, improved understanding of uncertainty and better quantification of risk.

The two companies will work together to promote the use within the EandP industry of interactive methods for 3D seismic analysis using HPC technology, in particular the use of GPU accelerators.

These are fitted into Bull server nodes, from the entry-level tower chassis systems with GPU and graphics cards, suitable for seismic-interpretation workgroups, to large hybrid clusters located in data centres, which Bull is already delivering to government and energy customers.

The two companies will jointly exhibit at EAGE, the conference and exhibition for geoscientists, which will take place at RAI Amsterdam, from 9-11 June.

FFA will show its SVI Pro seismic-analysis package running on a Bull server, with NVIDIA GPU and graphics and a large Barco LC display.

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