Redeployable Seabed Acquisition Systems

ION provides everything you need for successful redeployable seabed operations – the cornerstone of which is VectorSeis Ocean II (VSO II). ION's integrated full-wave redeployable seabed acquisition system leverages several proprietary ION technologies, including the award-winning VectorSeis digital sensor, to deliver full-wave (multicomponent) data with step-change improvements in image quality, risk mitigation, and productivity.

Our portfolio of advanced redeployable seabed acquisition technologies and services includes:

• VectorSeis Ocean II – Redeployable ocean bottom cable system
• Gator II – Command and control system
• DigiSHOT & SleeveGuns – Energy source systems
• Survey Planning & Acquisition Optimization Services
• Data Processing

VSO II enhancements further improve crew productivity and reduce HSE exposure, providing oil & gas companies the opportunity for OBC to be the acquisition technique of choice not only for obstructed areas, but also for surveys that have been traditionally shot with towed streamer technology.

The VSO II System

• Shortens cycle time through unmatched operational efficiency
  • Flexible survey design accommodates large spreads for efficient acquisition
  • Continuous recording shortens shot cycle and maintains data integrity
  • Advanced diagnostic measurements streamline fault isolation
  • Automated reel handling system improves cable deployment and retrieval efficiency
• Reduces HSE exposure
  • Buoy-based architecture eliminates the recording vessel, reducing personnel, ships, and carbon footprint
  • Gator II command and control mitigates risk associated with distributed, multi-vessel operations
  • Reel-based cable handling capability eliminates manual cable handling that is typically dependent on "squirters" and cable bins
• Provides superior imaging
  • Broad bandwidth provides high resolution data
  • Proprietary cable de-tensioning technology improves signal to noise ratio
  • Converted-wave data addresses geophysical objectives that p-wave data alone cannot, such as imaging beneath gas clouds
  • Supports full-azimuth survey designs with unlimited offsets and dense spatial sampling