Technology

CSEM Anomalies Indicate Hydrocarbon Potential in the North Sea

Vertical CSEM technology identifies new potential for undiscovered volumes around the Gjøa field in the North Sea.   CSEM receiver with active verticality correction. © PetroMarker. The alignment of the…

Digital Transformation to Boost Oil and Gas Production

In the upstream oil and gas industry, digital transformation is changing how companies do business. According to Booz Allen Hamilton (December 2018), digital transformation of E&P proprietary data could save…

Virtual Drilling for Liquid Hydrocarbons

A novel seismic DHI technology using resonance and dispersion to indicate for liquid hydrocarbons is making inroads in the E&P industry, successfully identifying oil and predicting dry wells. Could this…

The Hydrocarbon Pre-Drill Prediction Toolbox

How sharp are the technologies in the hydrocarbon pre-drill prediction toolbox for calculating the Geological Chance for Success (GCOS) in oil and gas exploration? Geological Chance of Success (GCOS) Figure…

A Quantum Leap in Water Recycling

At the heart of the ‘Shale Boom’ in the US is the increased use of water for hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells – but how do we safely…

A New Era for Full Tensor Gravity Gradiometry

Full Tensor Gravity GradiometryTM (FTG) has entered a new era with multiclient acquisitions. Bell’s proposed Sri Lanka FTG survey. © Bell Geospace. Full Tensor Gravity GradiometryTM (FTG) has entered a…

Introducing the mysterious X

In the search for continued petroleum resources on the NCS and in other regions around the world, geologists and geophysicists working with imaging of the subsurface agree that we need…