First BroadSeis Multi-Client Programme

Earlier BroadSeis North Sea trials demonstrated a significant enrichment of the geological detail visible in the seismic data, greatly enhancing fault mapping, lithology discrimination and the interpretation of stratigraphic features such as pinch-outs and facies transitions.

BroadSeis enables imaging of the thinner and more complex reservoirs from the deep Carboniferous-Permian section through the Jurassic and up to the shallower Paleogene targets and will be a key solution for unlocking bypassed hydrocarbons in the North Sea.

Luc Schlumberger, executive vice president, Multi-Client & New Ventures, CGGVeritas, said: "Our Quad 29 Phase 1 multi-client program will build on and enhance our Cornerstone data library in the North Sea. By acquiring this programme with our new BroadSeis high-resolution marine broadband solution, the wider spectrum, improved penetration power and proprietary processing technology will enable our clients to interpret the various targets at different levels throughout this important hydrocarbon-bearing project area with more clarity and in more detail than before."