The described method and system assist an interpreter in analyzing seismic (702), geophysical, or geoscience data. In particular, the method and system includes defining a conceptual model (712) of subsurface hydrocarbon accumulations; defining an interpretational model (710) linking observations to concepts; obtaining and entering observations into a database; querying the database (714) for instances of particular concepts or classifying observations with regard to different concepts; and repetition of the above steps for additional iterations.
Please help me write a proper abstract based on the patent claims. CLAIM: 1. A method for analyzing data, comprising seismic data and representing a subsurface region, for presence of a hydrocarbon accumulation, comprising: defining a conceptual model of one or more subsurface hydrocarbon play concepts, said one or more play concepts including an anticline play or a normal-fault-trap play or a pinch-out play or a salt-flank play or another type of play defined by its trapping configuration; defining an assertion model of one or more observations based on the data or an attribute derived therefrom; defining an interpretational model having one or more interpretational assumptions and linking one or more of the observations to one or more of the hydrocarbon play concepts; submitting a query, using a computer, for instances of one of the one or more hydrocarbon play concepts or classifying observations with regard to different concepts; and providing a report of the query results. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more interpretational assumptions form a relationship between the one or more observations and the one or more hydrocarbon play concepts. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more interpretational assumptions are obtained from an interpreter sequentially in a series of assumptions to explore different scenarios. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more interpretational assumptions are obtained from an interpreter interactively making assumptions and interactively submitting queries. 5. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more interpretational assumptions involve tagging or labeling one or more of the observations based on one or more hydrocarbon play concepts. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more observations comprise geologic attributes derived from seismic data. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more observations comprise picking horizons and faults based on seismic data. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more observations are based on one or more of seismic data, geophysical data, wireline data, and field analogues. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the query is formulated by a query agent and transmitted to a database storing one or more of the conceptual model, assertion model, and interpretational model. 10. The method of claim 1, comprising displaying the report of the query results on a monitor. 11. The method of claim 1, comprising determining one or more leads based on the report of the query results. 12. The method of claim 11, comprising ranking the one or more leads based on estimated volume or minimal estimated risk. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more subsurface hydrocarbon play concepts comprise one or more an anticline play, a normal-fault-trap play, a pinchout play and a salt-flank play. 14. A system for analyzing data, comprising seismic data and representing a subsurface region, for the presence of a hydrocarbon accumulation, comprising: a processor; memory coupled to the processor; and a set of instructions stored in memory and when executed are configured to: define a conceptual model of one or more subsurface hydrocarbon play concepts, said one or more play concepts including an anticline play or a normal-fault-trap play or a pinch-out play or a salt-flank play or another type of play defined by its trapping geometry; define an assertion model of one or more observations based on the data or an attribute derived therefrom; define an interpretational model having one or more interpretational assumptions and linking one or more of the observations to one or more of the hydrocarbon play concepts; submit a query for instances of one of the one or more hydrocarbon play concepts or classifying observations with regard to different concepts; and store a report of the query results. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the set of instructions stored in memory and when executed are configured to display the query results via a monitor.