Isopach

The map to the left is an isopach map that was created, mainly, by the use of a computer. This is an isopach of a small gas field. The viewer is able to see the thickness and type of ground that must be gone through in order to obtain this raw material.

Its URL is: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/Earthscience/Geology/OilandGas/HydrocarbonExploration/GeologicMaps/SANDSTONE_MAP.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/Earthscience/Geology/OilandGas/HydrocarbonExploration/GeologicMaps/GeologicMaps.htm&usg=__UPaxT15sRBnrL8y-KB9zJIjdBrU=&h=422&w=563&sz=33&hl=en&start=14&um=1&tbnid=QOJCxZmitCcuoM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Disopach%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7GZFA%26um%3D1