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Seismic Data Collection Using Vibroseis Technology

The modern vibroseis is a complex, delicately tuned machine. The shaking gets translated into seismic data to provide insights into the subsurface for oil, gas and resource exploration. An 80,000…

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…

Digital Technology Trends in the Oil and Gas Industry

As companies look to increase efficiency, what are the key digital technologies that will shape the future of the oil and gas industry over the next decade? Artificial Intelligence –…

Advancing Geophysical Interpretation in Oil and Gas Exploration

Geophysics must change – but it must also remain meaningful. “Geophysical data are a part of everything that we do,” Stephen Greenlee, president of ExxonMobil Exploration Co., told a roomful…

Advancing Marine Seismic Imaging: From Sensor to Image

A new focus on innovation, technology and collaboration for the advancement of marine seismic acquisition is developing. Can Our Industry Still Innovate Marine Seismic Acquisition ? An example of innovation:…

A Strong Start to CSEM Services in 2019

EMGS has to date acquired 950 surveys in 36 countries and territories, from Spitsbergen to New Zealand, all calling on their specialist CSEM services. Source: EMGS. EMGS has to date…

Following the Shale Gale

Reduced costs mean tight oil is now the second cheapest source of new oil volumes globally. A drill rig in the Fayetteville shale gas play, Arkansas. © Bill Cunningham, USGS.…

Oil Wealth and the Osage Murders

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, by American journalist David Grann Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth…

Artificial Intelligence and Seismic Interpretation

The key to all seismic interpretation is the interpreter’s experience and knowledge, so why should artificial intelligence change that? The reality is, it shouldn’t. Figure 1: Exmouth Basin section with…

An Introduction to Geomechanics

Geomechanics is the study of how subsurface rocks deform or fail in response to changes of stress, pressure and temperature and it is becoming increasingly important in oil and gas…