Polarcus announces multi-client project offshore Australia

Polarcus Ltd has announced the commencement of a new RightBAND TM multi-client project over the Vulcan Sub-basin, offshore the North West Shelf, Australia.

The Cygnus 3D Survey is being acquired with joint investment from Spectrum ASA and DownUnder GeoSolutions, and is supported by industry funding. The survey will comprise a minimum 4000 km² and is designed to provide exploration companies with a basin-wide high quality broadband 3D seismic dataset over this proven hydrocarbon province.

Sub-optimal acquisition and processing strategies are not usually able to address the geological and geophysical challenges including the energy absorption and multiple issues caused by the thick Late Cretaceous-Tertiary carbonates.

Polarcus will acquire this survey using a XArray(TM) configuration: 10 x 112.5 m x 8100 m with a 12.5 m triple source shot interval and continuous recording, delivering 33% improved cross line sampling with real data (no interpolation). Processing will be done by DownUnder GeoSolutions through a broadband Pre-SDM workflow and final processed data will be available from 3Q16 with Pre-STM fast track data available from 1Q16.

Edited from press release by Angharad Lock

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