Listening with Light!
Optical sensing technology, originally developed for cold-war anti-submarine warfare, is promising to be a reliable and cost-effective method of monitoring and improving reservoir performance. Listening with Light
Technology
Laptev Sea: A Frontier Arctic Basin
The Laptev Sea Basin is a frontier Arctic basin explored by regional seismic only. Its thick sedimentary cover is thought to contain numerous potential reservoirs, seals and mature source rocks,…
De-risking exploration with CSEM
Recent electromagnetic surveys carried out offshore the Falkland Islands demonstrate once again the value of this new innovative technology that is now about to be accepted by the conservative oil…
4D Seismic – Status and Future Changes Part II: Future Challenges
Seismic monitoring is an important technology in the effective exploitation of reservoirs in existing fields. The successful further uptake of 4D technology requires extensive training of dedicated personnel, while the…
Free At Last
Shedding burdensome and restrictive cables, seismic sensors are now free to roam the land reducing cost, health, safety, and environmental concerns in obtaining quality full-wave, 3-D data. Free At Last
The Luva Gas Field: Detailed Analyses Reveal Subtle Anomaly
This case study from the Luva gas field in the Norwegian Sea clearly demonstrates the potential of controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) technology for hydrocarbon exploration purposes. The example also illustrates the…
Visualising the subsurface: from 2D to 3D
“Improved resolution and clarity in remote sensing satellite imagery helps geoscientists to build models in hostile terranes, not only of the surface of the earth, but also the subsurface.” Visualising…
Deep Structure: Strength through integration in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Exploration interest in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico is at an all time high following the discovery, in 2001, of thick Paleogene submarine turbidite sands in the Baha #2…
Sediment Compaction The Achilles’ Heel of Basin Modeling
From being a tool mainly for the prediction of petroleum maturation, basin modeling has become a fundamental process in almost all aspects of the analysis of petroleum systems. Recent Adv…
Market Update
Driving home the repeatability, CGG wins SEG Award, Finding Oil without a Drilling Rig, New Portable Log Scanner, Traces of Gas, The Sub-Salt Imaging Challenge, Meeting Challenges Head On Market…
Bridging the Gap between Reservoir and Seismic
New modelling package SeisRoX uses rapid simulation of PSDM to aid seismic reservoir characterisation and monitoring. Bridging the Gap between Reservoir and Seismic
