BHP commissions ocean bottom node survey in the Gulf of Mexico

Offshore staff

HOUSTON– BHP has contracted Fairfield Geotechnologies to acquire up to 1,004 sq mi (2,600 sq km) of ocean bottom node seismic data in the Alaminos Canyon and East Breaks areas of the western Gulf of Mexico.

The survey, located in water depths ranging from 2,500 to 7,250 ft (762 to 2,210 m), will employ two seismic source vessels and the company’s newest ocean bottom node technology, ZXPLR.

The survey design, Fairfield Geotechnologies said, will not only deliver high quality seismic data for imaging but also provide the long offset, full azimuth data necessary for high-resolution velocity model building to enhance existing reflection seismic data.

07/12/2018