FairfieldNodal helps Apache tame Alaskan challenge Due to restrictive state and federal permits, the test took place on a condensed timeline from mid March to early April of this year. Unpredictable ice and ground conditions in the area put additional demands on the operations. Apache contracted NES, LLC to organize and test a variety of seismic recording and source systems to determine optimum equipment and acquisition parameters for potential future exploration over their lease holdings in the area. FairfieldNodal contributed to the test by organizing and assembling its own true cable-free ZLand and Z700 recording systems, and installing a Z700 deployment/retrieval system on a local vessel. For the limited test, FairfieldNodal supplied 725 ZLand nodes and 200 Z700 nodes, plus support and operations personnel.
Seymour ventures subsidiary rare Earth Industries acquires Lanthanum-Yttrium Exploration Property
TGS expands 2D multiclient seismic data library in northwest Europe with three surveys 18 May 2011—TGS commences the 2011 summer season with three 2D surveys in cooperation with Fugro: North Sea Renaissance 2011(NSR11), Mid-Norway Regional 2011 (MNR11), and Norwegian Barents Sea 2011 (NBR11). The data to be collected includes approximately 10,000 km for NSR11 which is a regional infill West of Shetland utilizing the M/V Bergen Surveyor, approximately 10,000 km for MNR 11 which is a regional infill in the Norwegian Sea utilizing the M/V Akademik Shatskiy and approximately 10,000 km for NBR11 which is a regional infill in the Barents Sea utilizing the M/V Akademik Lazarev. These projects will enable TGS to continue building on the regional long offset grid in northwest Europe. Upon completion of the 2011 acquisition season, the long offset grid will total approximately 285,000 km. The new long-offset projects together with the previous year's programs will be important for companies in the early exploration phase as well as for license round preparation in both Norway and the UK. The data will be jointly processed by TGS and Fugro and time and depth products will begin to be delivered later this year. Completion of all three projects is scheduled for the end of the first quarter in 2012.
Paradigm appoints Bruce P. Koch as chief financial officer
Expanding multiphysics applications with COMSOL version 4.2
Blueback Reservoir announce the release of the Blueback Toolbox 2011.1
Geomage Group acquires Petro Trace Services 20 May 2011—Geomage Corporation has acquired Petro Trace Services (PTS). The combination of PTS with Geomage current activity in Russia, will likely form one of the largest geophysical service providers in Russia. Geomage will continue to use Paradigm's software and expertise for conventional processing, interpretation, and migration in addition to its proprietary multifocusing processing solutions for enhanced imaging. PTS will be combined with the operation of Geomage RU, the multifocusing service provider of the Russian market. Following the acquisition, Geomage Corporation becomes a full processing service shop that provides the complete processing workflow, plus multifocusing technology.
CGGVeritas announces seismic permit in the Gulf of Mexico 23 May 2011—CGGVeritas has been granted a seismic permit in the Gulf of Mexico. Based on the award of this permit, CGGVeritas is currently in discussions with various E&P companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico to finalize the design of a new multiclient program. The program will utilize BroadSeis in a wide-azimuth configuration. Subject to standard prefunding considerations, the Gulf of Mexico program is targeted to commence in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Survey for Brunei Shell Petroleum 23 May 2011—CGGVeritas has completed a BroadSeis seismic survey in Brunei Darussalam for Brunei Shell Petroleum Company. BroadSeis, the new CGGVeritas broadband marine solution, combines Sercel Sentinel solid streamers, a unique variable-depth towing configuration and a proprietary deghosting and imaging algorithm. The program comprised a number of 2D lines located in deepwater and combined BroadSeis technology with a bigger source array and a long streamer. CGGVeritas acquired the survey on the block operated by BSP and in cooperation with Total E&P Deep Offshore Borneo B.V.
Ikon Science releases Rokdoc 5.6 for unconventional reservoirs 23 May 2011—Ikon Science releases RokDoc 5.6 software to model unconventional reservoirs including shales, fractured reservoirs, heavy oils, and compacting reservoirs. This release provides unique functionality for quantitative interpretators and reservoir teams. · CGGVeritas has initiated acquisition on the first 3D multiclient program that uses BroadSeis, its broadband marine solution. Located in the Central North Sea, Quad 29 Phase 1 covers 2100 km² and is being acquired by the CGGVeritas Oceanic Challenger operating with a 10 x 75 x 6000 m long-offset configuration. A number of major oil companies have precommitted to the project and data delivery is expected around the end of the year. Earlier BroadSeis North Sea trials demonstrated a significant enrichment of the geological detail visible in the seismic data, greatly enhancing fault mapping, lithology discrimination, and the interpretation of stratigraphic features such as pinch-outs and facies transitions. BroadSeis enables imaging of the thinner and more complex reservoirs from the deep Carboniferous-Permian section through the Jurassic and up to the shallower Paleogene targets and will be a key solution for unlocking bypassed hydrocarbons in the North Sea.
Emerson Process Management has released Roxar RMS 2011
Sercel announces the path to one-million-channel acquisition 24 May 2011—CGGVeritas announced that its equipment subsidiary Sercel has broken the seismic recording channel capacity barrier with the launch of the Giga Transverse. The new Giga Transverse is offered as an add-on set of equipment to upgrade the channel capacity of the Sercel 428XL land seismic acquisition system. It is of particular benefit for high-channel-count surveys. The new Giga Transverse boasts the fastest transmission rate in the industry, increasing the new optical transverse cable's capacity from 10,000 to 100,000 channels in real time per line. With the higher channel capacity, higher transmission rate, and simplified deployment offered by the addition of the Giga Transverse, the performance of the 400 series is further enhanced.
TGS expands 3D multiclient seismic data library in the Barents Sea 24 May 2011—TGS commences the acquisition of multiclient 3D seismic data in the Hoop Fault Complex area of the Barents Sea. This survey is an extension of the previously announced Hoop Fault Complex survey and will add 1,800 km2 to the existing data in the area. Approximately 500 km2 of the survey are infill in the Northern area of the 2009 survey and the remaining 1,300 km2 are an extension to the east of the 2009 survey area. Blocks have been awarded in the survey area during the last two rounds and with the 2011 acquisition, TGS will be able to provide extended coverage for future rounds. The M/V Polar Duke towing ten 6000-m streamers with 75-m separation will acquire the 2011 survey. Data processing will be performed by TGS and will be available to clients in late 2011.
ION introduces DigiBIRD II for marine seismic acquisition 24 May 2011—ION Geophysical Corporation announced the launch of DigiBIRD II, advancing its depth control system for marine seismic data acquisition. DigiBIRD II's new product features and enhancements will enable seismic contractors to acquire seismic data more safely, efficiently, and cost effectively. DigiBIRD II product enhancements include:
DigiBIRD II will be commercially available in June 2011.
ION launches Gator II command & control for seabed seismic acquisition 24 May 2011—ION Geophysical Corporation announced the commercialization and first sale of its next generation command and control system for seabed seismic data acquisition, Gator II. Gator II includes advanced capabilities that can further increase operational efficiency and improve source and receiver positioning, enhancing resolution and data quality. The company announced its first sale of the system, made to China Oilfield Services Limited, an integrated oilfield services provider in the offshore China market. Gator II product enhancements include:
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