A deepwater wide-azimuth 3D survey has been completed ahead of schedule for Chevron North AS in the Norwegian Sea west of Bodo, Norway.
The operator retained CGGVeritas to shoot the 2,190 sq km survey, which is the first commercial wide-azimuth project using the patented BroadSeis technology. The geophysical company said the contract offered an opportunity to demonstrate the value of the technology relative to subvolcanic imaging in subbasalt areas.
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Alan Petzet
Chief Editor Exploration
Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.
Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.
