Seismic Technology - A
Foundational Component of the Intelligent Oil Field
nSeismic
technology is the use of acoustic energy to see what lies beneath the
surface of the earth, and is the primary tool the industry uses to look many
thousands of feet into the earth to identify the wrinkles and folds that may
contain oil and gas
nProbably
no other technology in the oil and gas industry has benefitted more from the
microprocessor revolution
nThe
resulting improvements in sensor technology, data storage capabilities and
data processing speed have transformed the industry
nRecent
and emerging applications
nSubsalt
imaging-new data collection and processing methodologies have allowed the
industry to look below layers, such as salts, that had previously absorbed
so much seismic energy that the layers below were effectively in a type of
acoustic shadow
nProduction imaging tool-In many fields, the improved resolution
allows the industry to monitor fields as they are produced providing for
enhanced reservoir management, resulting in higher rates and recoveries