1.   Better seismic readings and the ability to image deposits through more advanced computers have greatly lessened the risk of coming up with a dry hole in a developed field.

2.   But because the layers distorted seismic readings, there was no way to know where and how deep to drill.

3.   The Phillips group used computers to unscramble seismic readings that are distorted by the salt layers.

4.   The technology could be used to find pictures of people on the Web, pinpoint a tumor in an MRI image or find oil by analyzing seismic readings.

5.   With the first votes still nine months away, the main difference between Gore and Bradley, in fact, may be their contrasting personal seismic readings.

6.   A printout looks like a seismic reading during an earthquake.