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4D Seismic Comes of Age



Sound waves produced by releasing air under pressure from airguns are reflected by the various sediment and rock layers in the seabed, the echo being recorded by the streamer towed behind the research vessel.


  • Carbon sequestration at the Sleipner field: for more than 10 years,...

  • Making the most of 4D calls for highly competent multidisciplinary...

  • A streamer on a winch, at Bremerhaven harbour. The streamer – an oil-filled...

  • The seismic vessel Geo Challenger.

  • A seismic airgun undergoing maintenance on the German polar research vessel...

  • The wider uptake of 4D technology will depend on addressing issues of...

  • An illustration of the Gullfaks field – a test bed for StatoilHydro’s...

  • Sound waves produced by releasing air under pressure from airguns are...

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