http://peertopatent.org/patent/662/prior_art/list A method and apparatus for segmenting geobodies extracted from three-dimensional geophysical survey data volumes. In one embodiment, the invention involves (a) obtaining a plurality of data elements, respectively corresponding to three-dimensional locations in a subsurface region, and generating a data volume consisting of discrete cells from the plurality of data elements (1); (b) identifying an initial geobody corresponding to a potential hydrocarbon reservoir within the data volume by grouping cells in the data volume according to a selected connectivity criterion (2); (c) selecting a rule (3) that characterizes strati graphically reasonable geobodies (e.g. they cannot vertically overlap); and (d) in response to a determination that the initial geobody does not conform to the rule, segmenting the initial geobody into a plurality of fundamental geobodies via processing the data elements with an automated segmentation routine, wherein the fundamental geobodies each conform to the rule (4). en-us Method and apparatus for analyzing three-dimensional data Title: Petroleum Geoscience<br/>ISBN: <br/>Description: A paper that describes calculating connectivity based on 3D geostatistical models. Also is based on the &quot;stratigraphy of connectivity,&quot; something which this patent app also claims. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:32:07 -0800 http://peertopatent.org/prior_art/1374/detail Method and apparatus for analyzing three-dimensional data Title: Thesis<br/>ISBN: <br/>Description: A Thesis exploring the connectivity of geobodies Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:25:31 -0800 http://peertopatent.org/prior_art/1373/detail Method and apparatus for analyzing three-dimensional data Patent/Application #: 7266041<br/>Description: Methods for scanning geophysical data sets to find geological entities with specific geophysical responses Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:14:17 -0800 http://peertopatent.org/prior_art/1372/detail