Virtual reality environments can have significant impact in the field of reservoir simulation. With state-of-the-art technologies, a virtual reality reservoir simulation system may provide petroleum engineers with a fully imm ersive and interactive environment in which to work. In this system, simulation and visualization are fully integrated, supporting users with real-time interaction. The Virtual Environment Technology Laboratory (VETL) of the University of Houston began it s efforts to develop the Virtual Reality Reservoir Simulation Environment in 1996. In this project, the ECLIPSE reservoir simulation software package was installed and configured in the VETL computing network. A control system using the Parallel Virtual M achine (PVM) message passing system was developed in order to integrate the reservoir simulation and visualization processes. This project has successfully built an infrastructure for further development of the Virtual Reality Reservoir Simulation Environment in the VETL.