Case Study: Pennsylvania State University achieves interactive 3D reservoir visualization with Rogue Wave Software's PV-WAVE

PV-WAVE Helps Penn State Educator Train Petro Engineers of Tomorrow

Pennsylvania State University’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences needed a way to teach advanced reservoir engineering and fluid-flow modeling that bridged symbolic PDEs and real-world, three-dimensional phenomena. Dr. Abraham Grader adopted PV-WAVE from Rogue Wave Software to give students hands-on, high-speed computer modeling tools for studying diffusion equations, particle tracking, and visualization of subsurface reservoirs.

Rogue Wave Software’s PV-WAVE provided 3D surface and volume imaging, an interface for thousands of CAT-scan images, real-time simulation/demo capability, and synthetic imaging for coursework. The solution increased student–teacher interaction, made reservoir phenomena easier to understand, and supported students using PV-WAVE for homework; the PV-WAVE family (with IMSL) also accelerates development—reducing programming time by up to 95%—delivering measurable productivity and teaching impact for Penn State.

Pennsylvania State University

Abraham Grader

Associate Professor Petroleum Engineering