 ION completed the data acquisition for our BightSPAN program, the newest addition to the BasinSPAN data library, in July 2009 in anticipation of the upcoming Australian Government's 2009 Offshore Petroleum Acreage Release in April 2010. BightSPAN is a regional geologic study of southern Australia's Ceduna Sub-basin and Bight Basin designed to deliver a better understanding of the region's multiple potential source rock intervals, as well as provide new insights of the petroleum system structures, reservoirs and seal mechanisms of the area.
BightSPAN encompasses approximately 5000 km of seismic data specifically designed to provide superior imaging of the area's major basins. The program utilizes 10 km offsets with a record length of 18 sec to deeply image the basins to the base crust including the Moho.
Leveraging the most advanced processing and depth imaging expertise offered by GX Technology including PreSDM and PreSTM, BightSPAN will seek to establish and develop new plays through a comprehensive interpretation that includes mapping of the area's active petroleum systems and identifying the likely limits of new and existing plays.
Key program components include:
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10 km offsets, 18-second record length recorded with a tuned large source designed for optimal deep imaging
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Gravity and magnetic data
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PreSTM and PreSDM datasets
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Full interpretation report
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Comprehensive dataset across all known basins of the region
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