Single-sensor towed streamer acquisition: a case study from the Gulf of Mexico

P. Munoz, J. Uribe, N. Moldoveanu

Asociación Colombiana de Geólogos y Geofisicos del Petróleo (ACGGP)

... marine source, a new acoustic positioning method of the receivers and a new cable steering system. The single-sensor marine acquisition technology...

Abstract: On Maximizing Value for Small 3D Seismic Survey Acquisition in the WCSB; #90224 (2015)

Dale Harger and Jason Schweigert

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...Abstract: On Maximizing Value for Small 3D Seismic Survey Acquisition in the WCSB; #90224 (2015) Dale Harger and Jason Schweigert Datapages/Search...

Exploitation Using 3D Seismic in the Red Oak Field, Arkoma Basin, Oklahoma

Patrick M. Rutty

Tulsa Geological Society

... on the acquisition of a full 3D seismic survey. In each case, the risk decreased appropriately, with 3D reducing it the most. (Since the Red Oak wells would...

Time Lapse Seismic and Neural Network Evaluation of an Alberta Thermal Heavy Oil Prospect

Eric Andersen

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... of the injected steam, we undertook a 4D evaluation of the two 3D surveys. The seismic data were reprocessed to minimize differences. Correlation...

Time Lapse Seismic and Neural Network Evaluation of an Alberta Thermal Heavy Oil Prospect

Eric Andersen

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... of the injected steam, we undertook a 4D evaluation of the two 3D surveys. The seismic data were reprocessed to minimize differences. Correlation...

Oral Session Abstracts: Seismic Survey Design Criteria: A Case Study Using Colville Foreland Basin Data - Abstract

James Bogardus

Alaska Geological Society

... processes. Because the technique involves redistributing source energy, acquisition costs are comparable to surveys designed with conventional...

Magnetics and Fractures in Coal and Shale

Irena Kivior, Francis Vaughan, Stephen Markham

GEO ExPro Magazine

... surveys are the most common method of extending know­ ledge found from drilling samples, there are many times where such acquisition is not realistic...

Past, Present, and Future Applications of 3D Seismic in the Permian Basin

James E. Geitgey, Paul R. Barwis

West Texas Geological Society

... seismic have been shot, and it is likely that the vast majority of the Permian Basin will have been shot by the end of the decade. Costs for 3D surveys...

An in-depth look at ultra-high-density 3D seismic acquisition for mining

Tim Dean, Matt Grant

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

...An in-depth look at ultra-high-density 3D seismic acquisition for mining Tim Dean, Matt Grant An in-depth look at ultra-high-density 3D seismic...

Grabbing a Larger Share of the Market

Halfdan Carstens

GEO ExPro Magazine

... is that the oil companies have 4D in their mind when they are planning an initial 3D over a field, even if repeated surveys are not yet part of a plan...

Passive Microseismic - Direct Hydrocarbon Sensing with Minimal Environmental Impact

Helen Debenham, Evgeny Smirnov

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

... made the planning of active surveys challenging, often limiting new acquisition to the use of existing tracks. Both operators and regulators...

Multiwell 3D DAS-VSP data acquisition for offshore exploration in the Middle East

Qingfeng Li, Gang Yu, Jilong Zhao, Dong Huang, Yangshuan Fan

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

...Multiwell 3D DAS-VSP data acquisition for offshore exploration in the Middle East Qingfeng Li, Gang Yu, Jilong Zhao, Dong Huang, Yangshuan Fan Multi...

Abstract: Marine Seismic Acquisition Using Wave Glider Autonomous Marine Vehicles: A Field Test, Offshore Abu Dhabi; #90286 (2017)

M. A. Benson, T. Lecoq, G. Mercado, S. Nakayama, N. Moldoveanu, P. Caprioli, G. Nyein, S. Pai, E. Yandon, L. Alkan

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...Abstract: Marine Seismic Acquisition Using Wave Glider Autonomous Marine Vehicles: A Field Test, Offshore Abu Dhabi; #90286 (2017) M. A. Benson...

Enhancing 4D seismic repeatability by utilizing more of the acquired streamer seismic data

Dez Chu, Yan Jia, Mike Helgerud

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... quality’ after migration can improve the image both in 3D and 4D for 3D/4D seismic surveys that were shot in different azimuths independently. Hatchell et...

Abstract: Challenges in Prestack Inversion with Mega-Merge Seismic Surveys : An Oklahoma Redfork Example, by Sumit Verma, Yoryenys Del Moro, and Kurt Marfurt; #90176 (2013)

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ABSTRACT: The Hands-OffŽ Approach to Seismic for the 21st Century: A Case Study in the Use of Very High Channel Recording Systems; #90051 (2006)

Mohammed R. Rajab, Ibrahim Al-Hakim, P. Van Baaren, A. Smart, John Garrity

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... in the inter-well space, fold of the 3D seismic surveys has increased to very high levels to try and deliver the hi-fidelity seismic data sets...

3D Seismic Reprocessing for Geophysical Analysis of Sea Bottom, Seabed Mapping and Geo-Hazard Clarification

Francesco Paone, Andrea Marceglia, Juan Carlos Coral

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... acquired should be less than half the water depth. The frequency bandwidth recorded in towed marine 3D seismic surveys has historically been limited...

The Halladale„Speculant Fields: The First Nearshore Gas Fields to Be Developed from Mainland Australia

Andrew Constantine, Glenn Morgan, Robin O’ Leary, Simon Smith

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

... and Base Waarre A within the Antares and Heytesbury 3D surveys before the acquisition of the Speculation TZ 3D seismic survey in 2010. Note the data gap...

Abstracts: Automated Interpretation of 3D Seismic Data Using Genetic Algorithms; #90173 (2015)

James Dirstein and Christopher Harrison

Search and Discovery.com

... and interpretation methods have been implemented since 3D seismic surveys became the exploration medium of choice. As a consequence of these advances...

High-productivity, high-resolution 3D seismic surveys for open-cut coal operations

Eric Battig, Heather Schijns, Matt Grant, Neil Millar

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... for shallow coal seismic surveys has been a key enabler for the commercial acquisition of large-scale 3D seismic data across active coal operations...

Imaging past depositional environments of the North West Shelf of Australia: lessons from 3D seismic data

Victorien Paumard, Julien Bourget, Simon Lang, Tom Wilson, Rosine Riera, Anthony Gartrell, Boyan K. Vakarelov, Mick O'Leary, Annette D. George

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... and 1990s of 3D seismic surveys, with improvement in acquisition techniques and advances in computational performance (Sheriff & Geldart, 1995...

Repurposing Legacy Seismic Reflection Data in Support of Aquifer Characterization in Texas

Thomas E. Ewing, Cody H. Draper, Daniel M. Lupton

GCAGS Transactions

... seismic reflection data (2D and 3D surveys with low-frequency sources and larger group and source intervals, as are typically acquired for oil and gas...

Fracture Patterns within Mudstones on the Flanks of a Salt Dome: Syneresis or Slumping?

Morenike O. Coker, Janok P. Bhattacharya, and Kurt J. Marfurt

GCAGS Transactions

... or to dewatering during compaction. Similar dewatered polygons have been identified in mudstones in 3D seismic surveys from the Miocene aged strata in the North...

Blended Source Ocean Bottom Node Seismic Data Acquisition … A Case Study, #41312 (2014)

Chris Walker, David Hays

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... commercially unviable. Blended source acquisition demonstrably affects survey duration/costs and is expected to become de rigueur for 3D OBS surveys. Whether...

ABSTRACT: Deep Water Gulf of Mexico Sea Floor Features Revealed Through 3D Seismic, by E. Scott, F. Peel, C. Taylor, W. Bryant, and D. Bean; #90906(2001)

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