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.