Vector fields are common results of physics simulators. Simulations over black-oil reservoirs, for instance, can generate oil, water and gas flow data. For a better understanding of such data, however, it s interesting to use a visualization technique that allows a better identification of local characteristics and global tendencies of the field. This work proposes a technique for visualization of 3D vector fields that is GPU-based and uses the 2D line integral convolution (LIC) algorithm to visualize the component tangential to the surface projected on screen space. Data related to magnitude and normal component are presented through a 2-dimensional color scale. A simple scheme based on randomly generated texture coordinates is proposed to fixate the resulting LIC image to the model, avoiding flickering during model manipulation and eliminating the need for a solid 3D texture noise. For animation, we adjust the use of filters to ensure that the animation speed varies in accordance to the field magnitude. To enhance the final image, the LIC algorithm is applied in two passes and the result is put through a high-pass filter. The framework developed as part of this work has been applied in the context of visualizing flow in black-oil reservoir models and height gradients in terrains. In the specific case of reservoirs, a variation from the main technique is proposed to allow simultaneous visualization of oil, gas and water flows.