Global plate tectonic modelling
Constrained By Data Well and seismic data can be very sparse in frontier regions; however Getech’s extensive global gravity and magnetic database, the largest commercially available dataset of its kind,…
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Exploring the Mid North Sea high
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…
Sergipe Basin, Brazil: DHIs from calibrated AVO stacks
Map showing the Sergipe Basin, the location of the Barra discovery well and seismic lines discussed in this article. (Source: Spectrum). AVO signatures help identify hydrocarbons In the relatively mature…
Hoop Basin: Drilling success and playground for new exploration methods
The Hoop Basin The integration of several data sets will be essential for hydrocarbon exploration in the Hoop Fault Complex area of the Barents Sea. The Hoop Fault Complex has…
Guinea-Bissau: New insights into the geology and deepwater exploration potential
Improved imaging and new insights A detailed reconnaissance study of Polarcus’s 3D multi-client data has revealed a complex shelf to basin sediment transport system feeding into classic deepwater West African…
Imaging the next hydrocarbon province
Map of Greece showing the new data coverage and the exploration blocks extending along the western and southern offshore area. Schematic map showing the external geotectonic zones onshore and offshore…
Angola, Kwanza Basin: Sub-salt plays of the ultra-deep water
Exploring further and deeper Acquisition of marine seismic data using CGG’s broadband solution BroadSeis™, has greatly improved the imaging and interpretation of subsurface oil and gas reservoirs. Pre-salt reservoir targets…
Kirkuk. A Silent Giant Oilfield
The giant Kirkuk field, discovered in 1927, has had a very chequered history and requires imaginative reservoir engineering methods to return it to optimum productivity. The Kirkuk oilfield is partly…
Around the world in 59 Stages
Reducing exploration risk through modeling Building Tool-Sets for Global Exploration: Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology and Source Rocks Source rocks are a pre-requisite of any petroleum system. Whilst the deposition of a potential…
Beaufort West: new insight into a Frontier Basin
Location of foldout line BW1-2800 within the ION Geophysical BeaufortSPAN™ seismic program: Canada Basin, south western Arctic Ocean. The Alpine, Kuparuk River, and Prudhoe Bay fields are located within the…
Côte d’Ivoire: completing the jigsaw
Base map of central offshore Côte d’Ivoire showing the PGS multiclient seismic data library, together with the location of the four wells discussed in the text. Awaken your structural geologist!…
Towed streamer EM for success
Close-up of Johan Castberg area. Example comparison between the measured resistivity at wells in the Johan Castberg and Caurus areas and the resistivity recovered via anisotropic inversion. See the big…