Land acquisition has evolved at an accelerated pace in the last decade. A suite of new next-generation acquisition concepts has advanced into reality in large-scale geophysical surveys, 4D monitoring campaigns, and CCUS projects. Land acquisition embraces and is still enhancing the use of 3D WAZ, simultaneous blended broadband acquisition, distributed acoustic sensors (DAS), time-frequency electromagnetic (TFEM), microgravity, etc. Other acquisition technologies such as compressive sensing; single source and receiver design with various sensor types; wireless QC and data collection; permanent monitoring; and distributed source arrays are evolving to overcome challenges in an environment demanding safer acquisition and better seismic data quality at a lower, competitive cost.
Shallow-water acquisition, on the other hand, is generally more challenging than land or deep-water marine acquisition. Coastal areas require different equipment, techniques, and operational logistics than those used onshore as variations in sea-bottom sediments and tidal effects normally call for special data acquisition equipment and sophisticated fit-for-purpose processing sequences to ensure continuity of seismic information tying land to shallow water marine.
This workshop will focus on examining and conversing about current new advancements, the obstacles, and advantages they bring operationally and later at processing, and optimal practices around land and shallow water acquisition. Additionally, there will be discussions about the future of seismic acquisition within the current industry condition.