CGG has announced the largest OBN multi-client survey ever conducted in the UK Central North Sea (CNS).
CGG has announced the largest OBN multi-client survey ever conducted in the UK Central North Sea (CNS). Planned to start in early 2020, the survey has already received significant industry interest and is being prefunded in part by BP. First results are targeted for Q1 2021.
In the CNS, where complex salt diapirism has created significant challenges to imaging deeper reservoir targets, this new survey, with its long-offset, full-azimuth coverage and good low-frequency signal in a shallow water environment, will provide a step-change in seismic image and reservoir characterization quality. In the first phase of this multi-year programme, CGG aims to acquire more than 2000 km2 of OBN data.
Sophie Zurquiyah, CEO, CGG, said: ‘The programme will deliver a step-change in development in this critical Central North Sea area. The new data set will also complement CGG’s extensive high-quality Cornerstone towed-streamer data library in the area and support the UK Oil & Gas Authority’s strategy for Maximizing Economic Recovery.’
