Indonesia: West Timor trough 2D survey starting

March 12, 2012
Spectrum ASA, Oslo, in partnership with CGGVeritas and GeoData Ventures, has begun a broadband 2D multiclient seismic survey offshore West Timor, Indonesia.

Spectrum ASA, Oslo, in partnership with CGGVeritas and GeoData Ventures, has begun a broadband 2D multiclient seismic survey offshore West Timor, Indonesia.

The largely prefunded program will cover 3,340 km over the Timor trough, with CGGVeritas providing acquisition and processing services.

The survey area is an underexplored region with complex geology. Final deliverables are expected to be available in November 2012.

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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.