Limited time and personnel resources often justify the utility and integration of computer techniques into exploration efforts in frontier basins. A large percentage of the exploration staffs of geologists and geophysicists have little comprehensive computer training. In addition, computer programmers and analysts have only limited experience using exploration data. To improve communication, it is often necessary to coordinate and "cross-educate" the two staffs. This enables computer applications to be used as an important tool by exploration personnel.

Computer techniques were used by Pennzoil in the exploration and evaluation of the Santa Barbara channel basin in offshore southern California. Regional computer mapping including computer contouring located certain prospective areas permitting early concentration on the areas of interest. This effort resulted into the acquisition of Lease OCS P-0315 in Sale 48, June 1979.

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