Technology

Geophysical Technology: Marine Vibrators

Part 1: History & early developments of marine vibrators for geophysical acquisition techniques. If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and…

Triassic Petroleum Plays in the North Sea

Exploring hydrocarbon play potential in new areas of the Triassic in the North Sea. Hydrocarbon Potential of the North Sea Triassic Play Figure 1: North Sea Exploration Track Record 2008-16.…

Integration is the key to success

At NPD’s well attended Exploration Technology Seminar, Graeme Bagley, Associate, Global Exploration Research at Westwood Global Energy Group presented a new report on “Advances in Exploration Technology and Geosciences –…

Finite Difference Modelling in Geophysics

Part I: how to become an expert at solving differential equations in five minutes… What is Finite Difference? In computational mathematics, finite-difference (FD) methods are numerical methods for solving differential…

The Custom Data Solution for Oil and Gas

Low-cost, non-proprietorial data solutions are needed to capture, organise and analyse oil and gas data. Prospect production data visualised in bubble charts and graphs adds significant value to the data,…

Part II: An Introduction to Deep Learning

“We need to go deeper.” Leonardo DiCaprio, in the film Inception (2010). Don’t miss out on Part I! An Introduction to Deep Learning: Part I AI was once science fiction,…

Spot on with TopSeis

AVO-analyses from TopSeis seismic data make it possible to predict hydrocarbon-filled reservoirs at very shallow depths with great confidence.

Success with 3D coverage

While the oil companies got all the attention, TGS made the allocation of numerous blocks in the Barents Sea possible through several MC3D surveys.