Offshore staff
SOUTH PERTH, Australia — Searcher Seismic is performing broadband 3D reprocessing of seismic data over a series of fields in the U.K. central North Sea.
The Big Buzz 3D program comprises 1,568 sq km (605 sq miles) of reprocessed seismic, and Big Bird 3D comprises 730 sq km (282 sq miles).
Both projects are designed to assist infrastructure-led exploration around the CNOOC-operated Buzzard oil field and areas within tieback of the Kittiwake and Forties field platforms, operated respectively by EnQuest and APA Corp.
The processing flow adopted includes broadband, FWI and prestack depth migration, supported by geological well and field data. According to Searcher, the de-multiple and amplitude preserving technologies should enable appropriate AVO/AVA analysis at target level.
“Intermediate processing results from Big Buzz and Big Bird are showing features never seen before on this data, and we are looking forward to promoting both projects at the upcoming EAGE conference in June,” said Alan Hopping, vice president of operations.
Data from both projects should be available early this summer.
05.31.2022
