United States Department of the Interior
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIGITAL DATA SERIES DDS-33
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3-D Reservoir Characterization of the House Creek
Oil Field, Powder River Basin, Wyoming, V1.00
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READ ME FIRST
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This readme file contains the following information:
1) QUICK INSTRUCTIONS -
A) Software needed to open, link, run, and view the text and images on this CD-ROM,
B) Software needed to run the movies located in the movies subdirectory, and
C) How to open this CD-ROM.
2) BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THIS PUBLICATION
3) REQUIREMENTS FOR PC/DOS AND WINDOWS SYSTEMS
4) REQUIREMENTS FOR MACINTOSH SYSTEMS
5) INSTALLING MOSAIC FOR PC/WINDOWS
6) INSTALLING MOSAIC FOR MACINTOSH
7) INSTALLING MOSAIC FOR UNIX
8) COMPUTER PROGRAMS LOCATED IN THE "MAC," "PCWINDOW," AND
"UNIX" SUBDIRECTORIES OF THE "SOFTWARE" FOLDER (Software functions
are explained in readme files associated with software programs and summarized at the end
of this readme file). The text and HTML files containing the detailed list and subdirectory
location of software are named software (software.txt, software.htm).
A) mac directory for Macintosh computers
Mosaic - 1) NCSA Mosaic 1.0.3, and 2) Mosaic 2.0.1 for A) Power Macintosh
computers and B) Macintosh computers with 68K series processors.
GIFConverter 2.3.7
GraphicConverter 2.2 (US)
JPEGView 3.3.1
StuffIt Expander 3.5.2
B) pcwindow directory for PC computers
Mosaic - NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft Windows v3.1x, for Windows95 and
Windows 3.1x
LView - LView Pro 1.B and LView Pro 1.C
StuffIt Expander for Windows
C) unix directory for UNIX computers
Mosaic - NCSA Mosaic 2.6 - for 11 different computer platforms
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1) QUICK INSTRUCTIONS
A) Mosaic, Netscape, or other World Wide Web (WWW) network browser software is
necessary to view and link the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) text and GIF
(Graphic Interchange Format) images located on this CD-ROM. All computer software on
this CD-ROM are present in the " software " directory. Mosaic software are located in the
" Mosaic" folder in each of the " mac " (Macintosh), " pcwindow " (PC Windows systems),
and " unix " (UNIX) folders. Please refer to the readme files in these folders for
information on how to load the software onto your system. Image viewer (such as Lview
and JPEGView) software can be used to view the large-scale images. These software programs
are commonly accessed by the network browsing software using text and image hooks, an
invisible process to users.
B) Movie player software (MoviePlayer, SimplePlayer, Fast Player, Sparkle, and others) is
required to open and animate the single-fork stand-alone movies located in the movies directory.
Our efforts to get license releases for Apple Computer, Inc. freeware came to naught. Apple
QuickTime software for Macintosh and PC/Windows computers is necessary to animate
movies. The QuickTime package, which includes MoviePlayer software, is located at the
following Web site: http://quicktime.apple.com . An ftp.support.apple.com location is for those
of you using File Transfer Protocol. Should these sites change, try searching the WWW using
"quicktime software," or similar phrase. Instructions for copying the software from this and other
sites are also explained. We recommend copying the packages during evenings or the weekend
because of a very limited number of seats. Other movie player software are also available on the
WWW. Try searching the web using "movie software" , movieplayer, or other text strings.
Software present on this CD ROM needs to be decompressed, generally by double clicking on the
.HQX or .zip file.
C) The home page (homepage.htm) for this document is located in both the root ("USGS_3D")
directory and text ("ssx_txt") subdirectory. All HTML text files have ".htm" endings. Non-
HTML text files display ".txt" endings.
1) Some WWW-software is opened simply by double-clicking with the mouse on the homepage
or other HTML file located on this CD-ROM. If your software does not have this capability then,
2) Open Mosaic or other WWW browsing software,
Select "open local" or "open file" under the "file" heading (generally a menu bar along the top of
the open window); access the "USGS_3D" folder located on the CD-ROM; select and open
homepage.htm.
3) The home page banner includes the following "To Start Click Here..." highlighted phrase.
Clicking on this will access the tour by opening the Table of Contents (3dstart.htm), which
displays chapter names, HTML file names, and descriptions of the contents of this CD-ROM.
This is a point-and-click type of publication; text and graphics hooks are highlighted.
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2) BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THIS PUBLICATION
This CD-ROM publication contains raw and interpreted data, maps, and other graphic
displays linked to the geological history and characteristics of the Upper Cretaceous age
Sussex Sandstone of the House Creek oil field, Powder River Basin, Wyoming. Data
were statistically analyzed and mapped in 2-D and 3-D, and included as ASCII-formatted,
space-delimited data files. Files included on this CD-ROM can be retrieved for use in other
applications, including graphics editing and display, mapping, and statistical programs.
Graphics are stored as Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) and TARGA (TGA) images.
World Wide Web (WWW) network browsing software is required to integrate the graphics
images and text located on this CD-ROM . While included HTML (Hypertext Markup
Language) documents (in the "ssx_txt" directory) can be viewed with standard word
processing software, the interactive capabilities of Web browsing software link text,
images, movies, and data. Numerous graphics software programs can view and edit
individual GIF and TARGA files, which are located in the "ssx_gif," "ssx_tga," and
several other directories.
This CD-ROM was produced in accordance with both the ISO 9660 and Macintosh HFS
standards. Contained data and text files can be read by platforms supporting either of those
standards. Also required is a CD-ROM drive and associated software. Provided graphics
and movies are designed for use under DOS/Windows on IBM or 100 percent compatible
personal computers (PC's) and the Apple Macintosh family. The EarthVision faces file is a
stand-alone 3-D model intended for use on Silicon Graphics Corporation IRIS
workstations. This ssxporos.faces file displays porosity distribution and sand-ridge
boundaries for the House Creek field. The ssxporos.demo.Z and evview.Z compressed files
are located in the "IRIS" subdirectory; these files are intended primarily for archive, but
they can be loaded onto an IRIS workstation to create a stand-alone EarthVision 3-D model.
All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies. The tm notation is not appended to these product names, largely because the
HTML superscript notation did not work with all World Wide Web (WWW) browsers.
The authors primarily use Mosaic as the reference for accessing the information on this
CD-ROM. The Mosaic programs located on this CD-ROM are software that are written
and upgraded at the National Center for Supercomputer Applications (NCSA) at the
University of Illinois, in Urbana-Champaign. Included with computer programs located in
the "software" directory are general directions to copy Mosaic and other applications for
your platform. Other network browsing programs are available, and have been used to
view this publication.
Mosaic and associated software are available through anonymous FTP (file-transfer
protocol) from NCSA. The ftp location is ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu . Due to the number of
people that use, and overload, the network, you may need to make several attempts to
access and copy the files from NCSA. We recommend linking with the NCSA network
early or late in the day. You are utilizing FTP on UNIX computers; remember that UNIX
is case sensitive.
The file-naming convention on this publication is primarily eight dot three. This indicates
the file has a maximum of eight characters to the left of and three to the right of the ".". An
asterisk (*) is used in this publication as a symbol to match all characters. It commonly
indicates a longer file name, for example Mosa*.hqx would access all .hqx files that start
with Mosa and end with .hqx, such as Mosaic.hqx.
While this is dependent upon your system and software, stand-alone movies located in the
" movie " directory can be opened by 1) starting your movie viewer and opening the movie
file, 2) double-clicking on individual movie names or icons, or 3) starting the movies with
imbedded links in the HTML documents, which is the slowest option of the three. The
*.MOV movies are designed to run on Macintosh and PC/Windows computers. The
movies were created using the QuickTime and GraphicConverter software programs on a
Macintosh IIsi. Our experiments with MPEG formatted movies produced lower quality
images and are not included with this publication. File names displayed on each movie
image are saved as separate GIF and (or) TARGA files; single 3-D images can also be
displayed from the "3-D images and movies" subsections of the table of contents.
Note: The price of this CD-ROM does not include costs of the software located on the
disc. Please consider the usage requests of the software authors and companies.
Instructions for how to use programs and where to contact the companies are in text files,
generally associated with the software programs.
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3) REQUIREMENTS FOR PC/DOS AND WINDOWS SYSTEMS
IBM or 100-percent compatible personal computer, with a minimum of an 80386
microprocessor. A math co-processor or 80486 or better microprocessor is recommended
Microsoft or PC-DOS version 3.1 or later
Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later
Microsoft compatible mouse
Although 4 megabytes (MB) of RAM work, we recommend 8 MB or greater
An extended-VGA video board with a minimum screen resolution of 640 by 480 pixels
and 256 colors.
A hard disk drive with a minimum of 10 MB free disk space
CD-ROM drive and software supporting ISO 9660 standards
WWW browser, image viewer, and QuickTime viewer are required to link HTML text and
graphics images.
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4) REQUIREMENTS FOR MACINTOSH SYSTEMS
Operating System 7.0 or greater
Files located on this CD-ROM are accessed locally and linked by the WWW browsing
software using the File command heading and Open File or Open Local subheadings
(generally). For that reason, MacTCP software is not required to view the files. MacTCP
v. 2.0.2 (or later) Apple software is needed to connect to a remote host (also known as
cruising the Web). MacTCP now comes bundled with System 7.5. Your software needs
may be different, depending upon the network browser software utilized.
Minimum of 4 MB RAM; 8 MB or greater is recommended
Should you load Mosaic or other WWW software on your hard disk, suggested minimum
disk space is 3 MB.
This program requires a Macintosh with a 13" or larger color monitor and CD-ROM drive.
The drive and software should support ISO 9660 or HFS standards.
QuickTime software was used to display the GIF movies and images located on this CD-
ROM. QuickTime needs to be installed in the Extensions folder within your System folder.
QuickTime will run on all Macs with 68020, 68030, 68040, or PowerPC processors
(essentially everything but Mac Pluses, SE's, and PowerBook 100's).
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5) INSTALLING MOSAIC FOR PC/WINDOWS
Create a directory for NCSA Mosaic and copy into it the Microsoft Windows ZIP file that
is specific for your Windows version.
Follow the procedures that are specified in the README.TXT text file located in "
../software/pcwindow/Mosaic ." Note that the executable version of Mosaic for
Windows95 (Win95x20.exe) includes a 32-bit driver. Installation of the executable for
Windows3.1 and 3.2 (Win31x20.exe) requires incorporating 32-bit drivers; this software is
available as Win32s with OLE v1.30a from NCSA. The NCSA program is also located
in the "software" directory and is named w32sOLE.exe.
A program element can be inserted for Mosaic by choosing New under the File menu.
Refer to your computer system documentation for the icon creation procedure.
Mosaic.EXE is the executable file for Mosaic.
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6) INSTALLING MOSAIC FOR MACINTOSH
Copy the compressed version of the NCSA Mosaic for Macintosh 2.0.1 software to your
hard drive. Mosai68K.HQX is the compressed Mosaic file name for Macintoshes that have
68020, 68030, or 68040 processors (this excludes Power Macintoshes, Mac Pluses,
SE's, and PowerBook 100's). Mosai68K.HQX is located in
"software/mac/Mosaic/Mosai68K." Mosaic for Power Macintoshes is named
MosaiPPC.HQX and is located in the "software/mac/Mosaic/MosaiPPC" subdirectory.
Decompressed versions of this software are also located in the subdirectories. Once you
have copied the NCSA Mosaic .HQX file from this CD-ROM to your computer, open it
using decompression software. One of these is StuffIt Expander software,
which is located in the "/software/mac/StuffIt" and "/software/pcwindow/StuffIt"
subdirectories on this CD-ROM.
Decompressing the .HQX and resulting .sit file creates the Mosaic executable program.
Following decompression, the .SIT and .HQX files can be deleted as they are of no further
use. Double clicking on the resulting file (name or icon) will start Mosaic. This 3-D tour is
started by opening the homepage.htm file. This is accomplished by choosing "open file,"
"open local," or similar command under the "File" heading on the WWW browsing
software.
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7) INSTALLING MOSAIC FOR UNIX
NCSA Mosaic for the X Window System version 2.6 can be used on most UNIX-based
workstations. External viewing programs, such as Ghostview and xv, are recommended
for linking images and text.
First copy the compressed Mosaic binary file that is specific for your computer platform to
your hard drive. These are located in "/software/unix/Mosaic." Uncompress the
downloaded Mosaic binary (an example for a Silicon Graphics Corporation, Indigo
computer is: "uncompress Mosaic-indy.Z")
Create the binary executable using the " chmod " command (for example, type "chmod 755
Mosaic-indy" )
Execute the resulting binary file, thereby opening Mosaic.
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8) COMPUTER PROGRAMS LOCATED IN THE "MAC," "PCWINDOW," AND
"UNIX" SUBDIRECTORIES OF THE "SOFTWARE" FOLDER
Each of the below software programs has its own folder(s) within the "mac," "pcwindow,"
and (or) "unix" subdirectories. Due to the eight-dot-three file-naming convention, most
names were shortened. File and software names, and directory locations are listed below.
Please refer to the readme files associated with most of the software for information on
how to load the programs onto your computer. We recommend opening the readme files
using word-processing programs, however, should you access readme files through the
below links, return by using arrows, back, or other options on your network browsing
software.
A) mac directory
GIFConverter 2.3.7 (486 KB) (shareware) - GIFConverter is used to open and read
numerous graphic file formats. Formats include GIF, TIFF, RIFF, PICT, JPEG (JFIF),
MacPaint and Thunderscan. It can write these formats, as well as black-and-white EPS
(encapsulated PostScript). GIFConverter is used to convert files for use in other
programs, to view files, and to print them out. The compressed application program is
named GIFConv.SEA and is stored in the GIFConv subdirectory.
GraphicConverter 2.2 (US) - The compressed file is named GraphicC.HQX. This
software imports, exports, and converts graphics stored in numerous file formats. Some
graphics editing capabilities are included. This shareware program was created by
Thorsten Lemke. The Read_me.txt file is in the "USGS_3D/software/mac/GraphicC"
subdirectory. Use StuffIt Expander to decompress the GraphicC.HQX file.
JPEGView 3.3.1 is stored as the JPEGView.HQX compressed file package, and as the
decompressed files using a Macintosh IIsi. Use StuffIt Expander to decompress the .HQX
file. JPEGView is image viewing software for both 6800-series and PowerPC
Macintoshes. JPEGView can open and display graphics as both single images and slide
shows in JPEG, PICT, GIF, TIFF, BMP, MacPaint, or Startup Screen formats. The
ReadMe3.3 and JPEGView 3.3 Blurb readme files are in the
"USGS_3D/software/mac/JPEGView" subdirectory.
Mosaic - World-Wide-Web browsing software programs. Three Macintosh programs are
stored. Also saved are decompressed .HQX files. The readme files are Mosaicv1.txt for
Mosaic 1.0.3, and Mosaicv2.txt for Mosaic 2.0.1.
1) NCSA Mosaic 1.0.3 - Mosaic version 1.0.3 for Macintosh computers is named
MosaiMac.HQX and is located in "software/mac/Mosaic/Mosaicv1."
2) NCSA Mosaic 2.0.1 (PPC) - version of Mosaic for Power Macintosh computers is
named MosaiPPC.HQX and is located in "software/mac/Mosaic/MosaiPPC."
3) NCSA Mosaic 2.0.1 (68K) - version of Mosaic for Macintoshes with 68 processors is
named Mosaic68.HQX and is located in "software/mac/Mosaic/Mosai68K."
StuffIt Expander 3.5.2 is used to uncompress and unarchive downloaded information.
The program is stored in the "USGS_3D/mac/StuffIt" location. This software was created
by Aladdin Systems, Inc. The "StuffIt Expanderª Read Me" readme file is created when
StuffIt.HQX is decompressed. This text file was also saved in the "StuffIt" directory as
Read_me.txt. The StuffIt Expanderª 3.5.2 Install application was renamed StuffIt.Ins .
StuffIt Expanderª is the executable program.
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B) pcwindow directory
LView Pro Shareware - PC/Windows viewing software for graphic images. Programs
are LView Pro 1.B for Microsoft Windows 3.1 (Win31, Win32s), and LView Pro 1.C for
Microsoft Windows 95 (Win95). Compressed software programs are located in
"/software/pcwindow/LView" subdirectory.
NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft Windows v 3.1 . Compressed binary executable software
programs and readme text files are located in the "/software/pcwindow/Mosaic"
subdirectory. File names are Win95x20.exe (Mosaic binary executable for Microsoft
Windows 95), Win31x20.exe (Mosaic binary executable for Microsoft Windows 3.1 and
3.2), and w32sOLE.exe (the Object Linking and Embedding software that gives 16-bit
operating systems the ability to run 32-bit applications). This is better explained in the
NCSA readme files that are named read3132.txt and README.TXT.
StuffIt Expanderª for Windows expands files compressed in the following formats:
StuffIt (.sit), ZIP (.zip), ARC (.arc), Arj (.arj), and gzip (.gz). StuffIt Expander will also
decompress files in uuencoded (.uue), BinHex (.hqx) and MacBinary (.bin) formats. Self-
extracting archives created by StuffIt, ZIP, and Arj can also be expanded using StuffIt
Expander. The StuffIt.EXE binary executable is located in the
"/software/pcwindow/StuffIt" subdirectory.
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C) unix directory
NCSA Mosaic for the X Window System v 2.6 - World-Wide-Web browsing software
programs. Compressed binary versions of Mosaic for eleven different UNIX platforms are
located in the "/software/unix/Mosaic" subdirectory. Please refer to the readme.txt and
readme.sol(aris) readme files for additional information.