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The article focuses on the State of Texas Advanced Resource Recovery (STARR) program of the Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) of the University of Texas in Austin whose goal is to increase severance tax income from oil and gas production anywhere within the state. It cites the basis of the studies on integration of geophysical, geological, petrophysical, and engineering data. It also notes collaboration of researchers with industry partners to develop reservoir characterization studies.

The article offers information on the industry-supported consortium Reservoir Characterization Research Laboratory (RCRL) of the Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) of the University of Texas in Austin whose mission is to use subsurface geologic and petrophysical data from carbonate reservoir strata. It cites the major challenge for the RCRL in constructing 3D geocellular models of reservoirs. The primary areas of research include seismic imaging and inversion of carbonate facies and pore systems.