Land seismic surveys and technology

Abstract

Abstract Time to give land seismic the benefit of the doubt? According to one well known industry commentator, land seismic is 'difficult, dangerous, expensive, slow, environmentally challenging, needs too many people, offers low data quality compared with marine, and uses time-warped equipment stuck in a time warp'. It's a view shared by many oil companies who feel frustrated by the lack of innovation. But is it fair? In our Special Topic, we look at a number of companies which in one way or another are addressing the issues which continue to dog land seismic operations.