WesternGeco
wins Statoil contract
Posted: 02 June 2004
WesternGeco announced Statoil ASA has awarded the company a contract
for seismic data acquisition of a 3D / 4D survey in the Norwegian
sector of the North Sea.
The Q-Technology vessel Western Pride, towing 10 x 5000-meter cables
with a spread of 675 meters, will use its proprietary Q-Marine single-sensor
marine seismic system to acquire data over the Visund field in the
Tampen area offshore Norway commencing this month.
The Visund project, covering 640 square kilometers, will establish
a new Q-Marine baseline survey suitable for future monitoring of
fluid movement in the reservoir.
“We chose WesternGeco Q-Technology for this baseline survey
because we expect the high-resolution Q survey to provide enhanced
knowledge of the field for asset management and reduced development
risk,” said Erik Håvarstein, geophysical manager, Statoil
ASA.
“The high repeatability and the superior resolution of Q-Marine
surveys make this technology applicable for reservoir monitoring,”
said Roar Bekker, manager, WesternGeco Europe. “Also, the
Q-Marine active steering will minimize undershoot required around
the Visund platform.”
Q is the WesternGeco proprietary suite of advanced seismic technologies
for enhanced reservoir location, description and management.
About Schlumberger
Schlumberger is the world's leading oilfield services company supplying
a wide range of products and services from formation evaluation
through directional drilling, well cementing and stimulation, well
completions and productivity to consulting, software, information
management and IT infrastructure services that support core industry
operational processes.
Today, the company employs more than 45,000 people of over 140
nationalities working in 100 countries. Schlumberger also manages
WesternGeco, jointly owned with Baker Hughes, which is the world's
largest seismic company and provides advanced acquisition and data
processing services. In 2003, Schlumberger operating revenue was
$11.4 billion.
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