Marine Seismic Data: Faster, Better, Cheaper?

Ed Hager

GEO ExPro Magazine

...™ survey more efficient and cost effective. The efficiencies that result from the use of XArray™ arise due to the ability to widen the streamer separations...

Reflection or Refraction?

Aleksandr Nikitin, Nikolay Amelin, Sergei Pokrovskii, Andrey Lekomtsev

GEO ExPro Magazine

.... These complexities mean that reliable data is hard to obtain using the most common survey technique – towed streamer reflection wave CDP seismic. Factors...

Getting it Right the First Time in the Ceduna Sub-Basin: Regional and Target Depth Imaging in a Frontier Setting

Weidi Koh

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

... fit for quantitative interpretation. This new dataset was derived from a merge of 12 400 km2 of 2011 vintage conventional streamer data in an almost seamless...

Enhancing Resolution and Improving Imaging: The New Dual-Sensor Seismic Streamer

Natasha Hendrick, Andrew Long, Rune Tenghamn

Indonesian Petroleum Association

...Enhancing Resolution and Improving Imaging: The New Dual-Sensor Seismic Streamer Natasha Hendrick, Andrew Long, Rune Tenghamn © IPA, 2011 - 32nd...

Abstract: Broadband Marine Seismic … Breaking the Limits (Geophysics Paper 20)

Robert Soubaras, Carl Notfors

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... technique to achieve broadband marine streamer data. The proposed solution is a new combination of streamer equipment, novel streamer towing techniques...

The Future is at the Bottom of the Ocean

Petter Steen-Hansen

GEO ExPro Magazine

... Physics The Future is at the Bottom of the Ocean Ocean bottom seismic (OBS) has been gaining market share over high-end streamer acquisition. One...

First Look at Seismic Data from a Towed Dual-Sensor Streamer

Andrew Long, Natasha Hendrick, Rune Tenghamn

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

...First Look at Seismic Data from a Towed Dual-Sensor Streamer Andrew Long, Natasha Hendrick, Rune Tenghamn First look at seismic data from a towed...

Recent Advances in Marine Acquisition Technology and their Application to Basins Off Shore South America

Peter Watterson, Rob Ross, Steve Whidden

Asociación Colombiana de Geólogos y Geofisicos del Petróleo (ACGGP)

... Azimuth and Rich Azimuth acquisitions. It has also been seen that modern acquisition system benefits such as streamer steering, recording during turns...

Broadband 4D Seismic Provides New Level of Detail

Yulia Biryaltseva, Tor Vegar Mårdalen, Per-Harald Saure-Thomassen, Marta Wierzchowska, Anastasiya Tantsereva, Julien Oukili

GEO ExPro Magazine

... in the area of interest and was used as additional input. This allowed cross-validation of the various streamer scenarios and strengthened understanding...

Target Impedance Resolution within the Lower Cretaceous Reservoirs in KG-OSN-2003/1

GeoGlobal Resources Inc. Exploration Staff

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

... over Hope Island and 1298 km2 of 3D at 4.8 and 6km using streamer survey with NS snail lines with 6 and 8 streamers. 2D illumination results suggest...

Data Enhancement from 500-Channel Streamer: ABSTRACT

Bill Dragoset, Ken Larner

AAPG Bulletin

...Data Enhancement from 500-Channel Streamer: ABSTRACT Bill Dragoset, Ken Larner 1981 921 922 65 5. (May) Seismic reflection data obtained...

Broadband Seismic Technology and Beyond: Part VI: Towards a Ghost-Free Solution

Lasse Amundsen, Martin Landrø, Eivind Frømyr

GEO ExPro Magazine

.... and results from the oscillatory nature of air-gun bubbles. Due to inaccuracies in numerical modeling towards the very A Fully De-Ghosted Source low...

From Chaos to Caves … An Evolution of Seismic Karst Interpretation at the Vorwata Field

Riangguna Eloni, M.R. Husni Sahidu, Ilham Panggeleng, Christopher S. Birt, Ted Manning

Indonesian Petroleum Association

...-azimuth data. The OBC design resulted in longer offset and wide-azimuth data. Figure 6 - Seismic cross-sections comparing the towed-streamer and OBC...

Abstract: Fan Mode Shooting to Reduce Infill Rates for Marine Seismic Acquisition in Areas of Strong and Unpredictable Sea Currents (Geophysics Poster 24)

Budi Priasati, Stephen Elliott

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... currents often force the streamer to divert significantly from the vessel path or modify the streamer shape. This results in reduced coverage for some...

Abstract: Variable Depth Streamer Acquisition: Enhancing Interpretation with Broadband Marine Seismic; #90174 (2014)

R. Soubaras, R. Dowle, and R. Sablon

Search and Discovery.com

...Abstract: Variable Depth Streamer Acquisition: Enhancing Interpretation with Broadband Marine Seismic; #90174 (2014) R. Soubaras, R. Dowle, and R...

Abstract: Efficient Frontier Exploration Using Towed Streamer EM and Broadband Dual Sensor Seismic Data; #90255 (2017)

Allan McKay, Anwar Bhuiyan, Tashi Tshering

Search and Discovery.com

...Abstract: Efficient Frontier Exploration Using Towed Streamer EM and Broadband Dual Sensor Seismic Data; #90255 (2017) Allan McKay, Anwar Bhuiyan...

3-D Seismic Operations in an Offshore Operating Oil Field

B. Indroyono, J. A. Musser, A. Isfan, P. C. Johnson

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... boats deployed their cables along preplot lines controlled by DGPS antennae on each vessel. However, due to currents and the water depths...

Australian Insights into Streamer Technology Innovations

Andrew Long

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

...Australian Insights into Streamer Technology Innovations Andrew Long focus: streamer technology Australian Insights Into Streamer Technology...

Key Aspects of Multi-Azimuth Acquisition and Processing

James Keggin, Ted Manning, Walter Rietveld, Chris Page, Eivind Fromyr, Roald van Borselen, Mazin Farouki

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... illumination. We attempt to acquire regularly sampled data at the surface, but due to velocity overburden and raybending the effective coverage...

ABSTRACT: SHELF-EDGE DELATA SYSTEMS: RESERVOIR PREDICTION CHALLENGES FOR DEEP TARGETS IN THE COLUMBUS BASIN

Diego Sanabria, Jeawan Bhajan, Robert Elliot

Geological Society of Trinidad & Tobago

... failed due to lack of reservoir sands at the target levels. Some of the high amplitude reflectors associated with exploration targets were caused...

Abstract: Seismic Stratigraphy and Petroleum System in the Simeulue Forearc Basin, Northern Sumatra, by Kai Berglar, Rüdiger Lutz, Christoph Gaedicke, Dieter Franke, and Yusuf S. Djajadihardja; #90078 (2008)

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Abstract: Modern Seismic Imaging of a Vintage 3-D Seismic Survey Offshore Northern Emirates, by Michael A. Hall, Svetlana Bidikhova, and John Faragher; #90077 (2008)

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ABSTRACT: Evolution of Seismic Interpretation with Advancement in Multiple Reprocessing Efforts on a 3-D 1995 Seismic Dataset in the Monterey-Producing Santa Ynez Unit, Offshore California, by Molyneux, Joseph; Moreland, Kerry; #90142 (2012)

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Abstract: Applying of high-technology algorithms for high-quality seismic and velocity products: Nile Delta, offshore Egypt; #90254 (2016)

Mahmoud M. Abu Shabana, Abdallah Ibrahim

Search and Discovery.com

... of the seismic data for Raven shortcomings in imaging were observed, which due to technology improvements in the processing domain including Full-wave...

Abstract: Discriminating Between Commercial and Residual Hydrocarbon Saturation Integrating Pre-Stack Seismic and CSEM Data; #90310 (2017)

Pedro Alvarez, Amanda Alvarez, Lucy MacGregor, Francisco Bolivar, Robert Keirstead, Thomas Martin, Kim Nichols

Search and Discovery.com

... can be linked to porosity and lithology, however, the seismic data cannot distinguish between low- and high-saturated hydrocarbon volumes due...