Services

ION has been supplying innovative, advanced technology products to the marine geophysical industry for many years. More recently, ION has begun to offer services to both oil & gas companies and seismic acquisition contractors that enable them to more effectively apply appropriate technologies to the specific acquisition and imaging challenges they face.  

The ION family of companies specializes in developing services that help our customers obtain step-change improvements in image quality and productivity, including:

• Survey design  - by acquiring and integrating the technologies of Green Mountain Geophysics (GMG), Concept Systems and GX Technology (GXT), ION has developed a unique and comprehensive suite of software-centric products and services that ensure optimal target illumination, while minimizing data acquisition and processing costs.
• 4D feasibility - Concept Systems and GXT offer unique capabilities to assess the technical and commercial probability of success for a 4D survey. This complex interdisciplinary analysis blends rock physics and geophysics with operational and engineering know-how.
• 4D repeatability - Concept Systems has developed a special expertise in designing time-lapse seismic programs that ensure high levels of repeatability across successive surveys. The repeatability offering includes consultancy on front-end survey design, technology selection and optimization, and field-based data management and quality control.
• Data processing - GXT's experience in solving the complex imaging challenges of the Gulf of Mexico has made it a recognized leader in advanced depth imaging, high resolution velocity analysis, noise removal and multiple attenuation. The addition of AXIS Geophysics has added additional capabilities in full-wave (multi-component) imaging and azimuthal velocity modeling. With processing centers around the world, GXT has the expertise and local knowledge to solve the most complex imaging challenges our customers might encounter.
• Project management - the Integrated Seismic Solutions group of GX Technology provides end-to-end project management for all phases of a seismic program. The full-scope ISS offering includes customized survey design, technology consulting, advanced data processing, and final image rendering. In every ISS program, whether proprietary or multi-client, ISS experts oversee the entire project to ensure the highest image quality, including selecting and managing experienced seismic acquisition contractors.