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Barents Sea: new TopSeis images illuminate near-field opportunities

Gustav Aagenes Ersdal and Idar Kjørlaug; CGG

September 19, 2021

Map showing location of CGG/TGS Greater Castberg TopSeis survey (5,168 km²) acquired in the Barents Sea in 2019, and the main structural elements. Greater Castberg Survey – A catalyst for…

UK Continental Shelf: an evolution in 3D seismic imaging of the Central North Sea

Matthew Dack, formerly CGG, and Gregor Duval, CGG

July 18, 2021

Exploring the deeper potential of the Central North Sea With recent successes, such as the Glengorm and Isabella discoveries, the Central North Sea is proving that the deeper potential may…

Gippsland Basin, Australia: new data reveals further hydrocarbon potential in a mature basin

Jarrad Grahame, Keat Huat Teng and Iain Burnie; CGG

March 18, 2021

Map showing location and coverage of new Gippsland 3D survey. © CGG.To help the industry identify new and previously overlooked prospects in Australia’s Gippsland Basin, CGG acquired a new basin-scale…

Gabon: Staying ahead of the herd in the ultra-deep waters

Jake Berryman and Gregor Duval, CGG

August 17, 2020

Insert on main foldout line: AVO gradient intercept plot. De-risking deepwater plays offshore Gabon A seismic- and well-based approach reduces uncertainty over source rocks to bring insight to the hydrocarbon…

Norway: The North Sea super basin story continues

Marit Stokke Bauck, Jaswinder Mann-Kalil, Idar A. Kjørlaug, Anna Rumyantseva and Thomas Latter; CGG

July 18, 2020

This map shows the location of the foldout line (red) and the original north–south NVG survey (blue). The green polygon shows the location of the new east–west survey, acquired in…

Banda Arc: broadband 2D seismic unlocks frontier area

Jarrad Grahame and Pedro Martinez Duran, CGG

April 17, 2020

BandaSeis 2D seismic line locations by phase, and corresponding offshore areas. New broadband imaging reveals prospectivity insights New high quality seismic datasets and a regional prospectivity study bring greater…

Australia: depth reprocessing rejuvenates Gippsland Basin

Peter Baillie, Paul Carter, Jarrad Grahame, Joe Zhou and Nigel Mudge, CGG

December 4, 2019

Changing perceptions ReGeneration project overcomes the imaging challenges of the Gippsland Basin. Over the last ten years CGG has gained extensive experience in the processing and reprocessing of legacy datasets…

The Zambezi Delta Basin

Javier Martin, Madhurima Bhattacharya and Marianne Parsons; CGG

December 2, 2019

Figure 1: Location of the gravmag, 3D seismic survey (green polygon area) and wells analyzed. Figure 2: Basin configuration at 160Ma, 145Ma and present day, with stretching orientation. Another piece…

Norway: new play models for Patch Bank Ridge, East of Utsira High

Marit Stokke Bauck, Idar A. Kjørlaug, Silje Rogne and Anna Rumyantseva; CGG

July 16, 2019

Figure 2: Coloured overview showing geological interpretation of the foldout seismic line in Figure 1. Line location indicated by yellow line in Figure 3. Figure 3: Map showing the…

Exploring the Mid North Sea high

Gregor Duval and Matthew Dack, CGG

December 7, 2015

Hunting the carboniferous play New regional broadband 3D seismic data reveals more information about the geology of this poorly understood region. CGG recently undertook the acquisition of a large 3D…

Caspian Sea: Frontier exploration in the middle Caspian basin

Jaswinder Mann and Gregor Duval, CGG

July 5, 2014

CGG’s study area covers the offshore Middle Caspian Basin within Russia and Kazakhstan. A regional 2D seismic grid has been used to assess the area’s petroleum geology. This CGG multi-client dataset…

The Santos Basin, Brazil: Unlocking the pre-salt potential

Jaswinder Mann, CGG

October 10, 2013

The interpreted seismic line extends across the fast-track results from the Phase VI-B survey in the Santos Basin. The survey covers an area of 14,000 km2 and has been acquired using…

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