KOC pioneers single-sensor seismic

摘要

Single-sensor acquisition and processing techniques successfully imaged and characterized a mature onshore field for which previous attempts to derive reservoir properties from seismic were largely unsuccessful. The first point-source/point-receiver (single-sensor) onshore seismic survey in the Middle East was conducted in early 2004 as a pilot study under a Joint Technology Agreement between the Kuwait Oil Company and WesternGeco. The study demonstrated that single-sensor seismic systems such as WesternGeco's Q-Land technology and methods can efficiently and properly sample the 3-D wavefield to effectively remove noise and apply perturbation corrections before group forming. This results in increased bandwidth and the preservation of high frequency and signal fidelity in prestack data. The significant data quality improvements are being used to optimize field management and bode well for further use of the single-sensor approach in similar onshore settings.