In June 2001, Gijs Vermeer was invited by the CSEG RECORDER to look at the future
developments in seismic acquisition. It was a rather difficult task, considering the seismic …

As we enter the new millennium, seismic data acquisition is in an interesting position.
Because of overcapacity of seismic acquisition crews related to the downturn in the oil and …

In 1983, like so many other geophysical consultants of the day and the petroleum
exploration industry in general, I experienced a downturn in exploration activity. In previous …

We review the developments in marine seismic technology over the past five years, and then
use recent innovations to predict the next five years. Overall, most oil companies are …

Seismic acquisition always involves a set of trade-offs. Acquisition budgets are limited and
data must be acquired within a certain time frame. As a result, seismic survey parameters …

Facing the challenge of helping industry to find ever more elusive hydrocarbons, the seismic
industry has found itself in the forefront of several technologies such as electronics …

A number of case studies are examined for play concepts and leads using vintage seismic
data that was processed with state-of-the-art pre-processing and imaging techniques. The …

Seismic surveys are subject to many different design criteria, but often the parameters are
established based on an outdated view of how data can be acquired and how it will be …

When in the fall of 2008 I was chosen as the 2011 Distinguished Instructor Short Course
lecturer on seismic acquisition, I felt honored, puzzled, and worried. Of course I felt honored …

We present the business and technical underpinning for developing revolutionary onshore
and offshore seismic acquisition technologies in order to meet the challenges of the new …