Lead the E&P industry into the Digital, Full-wave Era
The next era of seismic technology is upon us. Although 2D and 3D seismic have served the E&P industry well, many of the underlying technologies are reaching their limits of effectiveness.
As hydrocarbon reservoirs become more challenging to find and manage, geoscientists need a new and comprehensive toolkit to explore, develop, and produce them. The toolkit needed is underpinned by digital, full-wave technology.
Progressive oil & gas companies and acquisition contractors are already realizing the benefits from full-wave imaging:
- Improve subsurface resolution
- Differentiate lithologies
- Track fluid movements in the reservoir
Full-wave imaging forms the core of ION. Realizing its potential requires an integrated approach across the entire seismic workflow. From software for designing customized, highly repeatable seismic surveys to state-of-the-art VectorSeis digital sensor technology and field acquisition systems. To advanced processing and imaging services delivered by GX Technology.
ION is unique as it is the only company with the tools, and the mission, to unlock the promise of full-wave imaging. Our customers are encouraged that many of their more intractable imaging challenges lend themselves to full-wave solutions:
- Abrupt near-surface velocity changes in Arctic or desert environments
- Fractured reservoirs
- Existing oil & gas fields, where ambient noise from drilling or production operations impedes seismic imaging
- Offshore locations, where gas clouds or production infrastructure is a problem
- Thin, stratified, or steeply-dipping reservoirs
