SEISMIC SURVEYING
Fig. 1. The survey will be flown using BlueQube technology .
Technology tie ups boost seismic sensing capabilities
Sean Ottewell reports on a raft of technology tie-ups that are providing users with novel technologies together with increased technical support and training services.
Sean Ottewell berichtet von einer ganzen Reihe von Technologie-Fusionen, die den Nutzer mit neuen Technologien, zusammen mit verbessertem technischen Support und Trainings-Service, versorgen.
Sean Ottewell habla sobre una amplia gama de tecnologías integradas que ofrecen a los usuarios soluciones de punta junto con servicios mejorados de apoyo y formación técnica.
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hell and HP have announced a breakthrough in the capability of their jointly developed inertial sensing
technology to shoot and record seismic data at much higher sensitivity and at ultra-low frequencies. Te new onshore wireless seismic
acquisition system is designed to provide a clearer understanding of the earth’s subsurface, thus increasing prospects for discovering greater quantities of oil and gas to meet the world’s increasing energy needs. Te sensing technology has now been demonstrated to have a noise floor - a measure of the smallest detectable acceleration over a range of frequencies - of 10 nano-g per square root Hertz (ng/rtHz), which is equal to the noise created by the earth’s ocean waves at the quietest locations on earth as defined by the Peterson low noise model. Te tests were conducted in the seismic testing vault at the US Geological
Survey’s (USGS) Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory facility in New Mexico. “Responding to the energy challenge, the oil and gas industry is tackling ever deeper and more complex reservoirs, as well as reservoirs in very tight rock systems,” said Dirk Smit, chief scientist for geophysics and vice president of exploration technology, Shell. “In particular, for onshore settings, this
requires enhanced quality seismic data as well as the cost-efficient, flexible deployment of seismic sensor networks. Te collaboration with HP demonstrates Shell’s strategic approach to driving innovative technology solutions through active partnering.” “Tis new sensing milestone is the latest step in the collaboration between HP and Shell, which is on track to produce a leap forward in onshore seismic data quality to improve the exploration risk evaluation and decisions, illustrating the industry-
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