Skip to main content
Go to the home page of the European Commission (opens in new window)
English en
CORDIS - EU research results
CORDIS
Content archived on 2024-05-07

COST EFFECTIVE ACQUISITION OF HIGH QUALITY 3D SEISMIC DATA DURING BAD WEATHER PERIODS

Objective

The aim of the project is to demonstrate that new data processing algorithms and new acquisition techniques can be applied to reduce weather induced seismic noise to a level which is comparable to standard acquisition techniques used today. The project will allow oil companies to utilise a larger acquisition window in the North Sea which will strengthen the North sea as an acquisition target.
The main objectives of the project are :
1. To reduce the cost of seismic acquisition by reducing the amount of bad weather standby. This will make the North Sea more competitive compared to regions with less severe weather conditions.
2. To demonstrate that much more weather noise can be tolerated if new data processing and acquisition techniques are applied.

The project aims to demonstrate that weather noise which is a large cost factor for North Sea seismic data acquisition can be removed to a large extend by new processing algorithms. Simultaneously the project evaluates to which extent new acquisition techniques can help to reduce the impact of bad weather on the seismic data acquisition.
The innovation parts in this project are several :
- Use a new filter and interpolation algorithm to remove swell noise.
- Use inversion techniques to remove gaps in the data
- Acquire data in multiple passes.
Two data sets shall be acquired over the same area at the same time. The first data set is a commercial seismic survey with today's quality specification. The second data set will be contamined with swell noise to an extent which would not be acceptable for a commercial survey. The project, if successful, will demonstrate that with new advances in data processing and different acquisition techniques most of the weather induced swell noise can be removed and that petro-physical parameters derived from both data sets will be comparable.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.

You need to log in or register to use this function

Programme(s)

Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.

Topic(s)

Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.

Call for proposal

Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.

Data not available

Funding Scheme

Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.

DEM - Demonstration contracts

Coordinator

GECO-PRAKLA UK Ltd
EU contribution
No data
Address
BUCKINGHAM GATE SCHLUMBERGER HOUSE
RH6 ONZ Gatwick
United Kingdom

See on map

Total cost

The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.

No data
My booklet 0 0