The global increase in demand for energy resources and the increasing difficulty of expanding exploration into frontier areas leaves E&P companies with the task of extracting more hydrocarbons from existing reservoirs. One way to address the challenge of maximizing production productivity is by applying new technologies and approaches to get more from your seismic investment. Vertical Seismic Profiles (VSPs) are helpful tools for providing insight into complex reservoirs. VSPs can improve vertical resolution of seismic data around a well, identify multiples on marine data, delineate faults, improve subsalt images and can be used to calculate Q coefficients.
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Finite difference modeling capabilities of RTM, shown here on model data, show how best to design VSP acquisition for maximum reservoir illumination.
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ION's GX Technology (GXT) offers fully integrated design, processing, and interpretation services to maximize the value of your VSP investment, whether it is zero/near offset, 2D or 3D, in land or marine environments. GXT's long history of depth migration expertise means we understand the complexities and importance of VSP processing and the value of working collaboratively with our clients. ION offers two robust migration technologies for our VSP processing --RTM and Beam Migration.
Our award-winning RTM technology allows us to offer full-wave migration technology that is especially helpful for imaging areas with steep dips and around salt bodies. With RTM, forward modeling capabilities we can help our clients effectively design their VSP acquisitions by calculating illumination zones that show what will be imaged with each design. The forward modeling software also provides valuable QC capabilities for incoming data to identify potential issues early on, so we can work collaboratively with our customers to develop the right solution. Our RTM technology can then deliver subsalt velocities vital for improving velocity models used for surface seismic depth migrations. This state-of-the-art technology leads to improved VSP imaging that helps E&P companies make more informed decisions and reduce drilling risk in these complex environments. Multiple VSPs can be combined and integrated with surface seismic to improve imaging in poor resolution areas.
GXT's new Beam Migration offering provides a great option for noisier land VSPs. The Beam technique provides high resolution, clear p-wave images around wells that add valuable information to the existing surface seismic data, especially helpful for plays where AVO analysis is a must for understanding reservoir complexities.
GXT delivers value to zero/near offset VSPs with our robust processing techniques and adaptive noise attenuation tools. No matter the size or complexity of your VSP GXT has the expertise to help you maximize the value of your investment.
With our breadth of global experience and processing expertise, GXT can determine the right solution to help create the best image to reduce your drilling risk and improve your reservoir understanding.
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