marine

ION is one of the leaders in advanced seismic processing for data acquired in the marine environment. The foundation of our technology is one of the leading names in complex data processing – GX Technology (GXT). Third-party market research has confirmed that GXT is a leader in advanced marine imaging, especially in key areas such as de-multiple techniques, velocity modeling, PreSDM, and sub-salt imaging.  Example services offered by the company include:

• Noise removal, especially our 3D-SRME (surface related multiple elimination) technique to remove multiples from data acquired in the marine environment.
• Pre-stack velocity modeling to build and analyze velocity models in the most structurally complex environments, including salt-prone regions and areas of the subsurface that are steeply dipping or stratigraphically complex.
• Pre-stack depth migration (PreSDM) solutions – including 2D and 3D Kirchhoff, 2D and 3D shot-based wave equation, and 3D plane wave equation PreSDM – to convert data acquired in the time domain to an extremely accurate, depth-based domain.
• Pre-stack time migration (PreSTM) solutions, for situations in which the relative simplicity of the subsurface does not warrant depth migration. 
• Reverse time migration (RTM) for complex imaging situations, especially those involving steeply dipping reflectors such as those found along salt flanks or subsalt.
• Converted wave processing of full-wave data acquired with seabed acquisition systems, like VectorSeis Ocean, that enable our oil & gas company customers to develop higher resolution images of the sub-surface, better understand thin or steeply dipping reservoirs, or image through gas clouds.

With processing centers strategically located in the Americas, Europe, and West Africa, the chances are high that GXT has the tools, expertise, and global experience needed to deliver on the most difficult marine imaging projects anywhere in the world.