Kansas: Mississippi Lime play 3D survey under way

TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. has begun shooting a multiclient 3D survey in the Mississippi Lime horizontal oil play area in southeast of Dodge City south-central Kansas.
Feb. 6, 2012

TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. has begun shooting a multiclient 3D survey in the Mississippi Lime horizontal oil play area in southeast of Dodge City south-central Kansas.

The Bucklin survey is to cover 280 sq miles in Ford and Kiowa counties, Kan., the second tier of counties north of the Oklahoma line. The crew is using high-channel Vibroseis equipment. Final deliverables will be processed using prestack time migration.

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