Dynamic Topography Sheds New Light
The new field of dynamic topography is changing our understanding of the sedimentary record. Australia is at the centre of its own tectonic plate and a safe distance from the powerful…
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Gas Hydrates – Part V: The Resource Potential
The gas hydrate resource is a function of geology, technology, policy, and market conditions. As we have seen, the commercial resource and recovery potential of gas hydrate strongly depends on…
The Power of Movement
Kinematic modelling and analysis unlock many secrets of geological systems, providing a structurally valid framework for further analysis and risk assessment, ultimately reducing uncertainty in hydrocarbon exploration and production. Timing…
Broadband Seismic Technology and Beyond. PART IX: BroadSeis in Production.
There are benefits for field development through the application of both the low and high frequency ends of the BroadSeis bandwidth. In the previous part in this series on broadband seismic…
Communicating Naturally
Critical decision making can be speeded up through Natural Language Generation software, a technique that originated in the medical world. On the surface, you might not think that the oil…
Folds and Folding – Part II
The Alps, the Himalayas and other similar high mountains on Earth owe their existence to a series of giant rock folds. But how do stiff, solid rocks fold? In the…
Inside the Rock
For the first time, geoscientists can produce 3D images of rock features at a wide range of scales – from millimetre through micron and down to nanometre size – and…
Technology Driving Unconventional Exploration.
The oil and gas industry is changing more and faster than ever. A historic shift is underway, as each day brings new technology and techniques. We bring you a quick…
Broadband seismic technology and beyond – PART VIII
The advantages of broadband seismic have been demonstrated around the world at all stages in the exploration and production cycle, for many different geologies, and in various environments. High frequencies…
3D Seismic Data and Geohazard Analysis
The last few years have seen a growing focus on shallow hazard analysis and, in particular, the structural and stratigraphic interpretation of 3D seismic data to identify and delineate such…
Broadband Seismic Technology and Beyond Part IV: PGS’s Geostreamer – Mission Impossible
In 2007, PGS took the industry by surprise with the launch of the GeoStreamer, the dual-sensor towed streamer that kick-started the broadband revolution. But how did they solve the riddle…
Polarising Pyrite
Norwegian company ORG Geophysical aims to find previously hidden hydrocarbon reservoirs by detecting shallow pyrite bodies using Induced Polarisation. In the second decade of the twenty-first century, competition for exploration targets is…