Building Energy: OptiSeis™ Solutions is Changing Seismic Exploration Landscape
About Building Energy This is your oil, gas, and renewable energy industry and technology web series and podcast! You will hear from executives from the oil and gas pipelines across Canada and the United States, engineers developing renewable energy projects, and experts in innovative technology entering the energy market. We interview advocates of the oil […]
Geoconvention June 20-22, 2022
OptiSeis™ attended the annual Geoconvention June 20-22, 2022. Awarded Honourable Mention Turn Your Seismic Program into a Lean, Green, Resolution Machine – Peter Vermeulen, Andrea Crook, Mostafa Naghizadeh, and Stephanie Ross We would like to extend a special thank you to the speakers, exhibit hosts, sponsors, attendees, and event staff of the 2022 GeoConvention in […]
Turn your seismic program into a lean, green, resolution machine
By Peter Vermeulen, Mostafa Naghizadeh, Andrea Crook, P.Geoph., and Stephanie Ross Summary Diligent seismic acquisition planning always involves careful modelling of field parameters that maximize subsurface resolution and minimize program costs. Traditionally, finding the balance between these two outcomes has been challenging but progressively achievable with skilled field management/crews, simultaneous source techniques (Crook et. al., […]
Fresnel zone binning analysis for determining optimal seismic infill stations
By Mostafa Naghizadeh, Andrea Crook, P.Geoph., and Shane Bossaer Summary The horizontal resolution of seismic surveys is determined by the Fresnel zone analysis (Sheriff, 1980). The concept of the Fresnel zone can also be utilized at the design stage of the seismic surveys for optimal positioning of shots and receivers based on the importance of […]
PDAC Mining June 13-15 2022
OptiSeis™ attended the PDAC Convention June 13-15, 2022. We would like to extend a special thank you to the speakers, exhibit hosts, sponsors, attendees, and event staff of the 2022 PDAC Convention in Toronto, Ontario. Our Senior Research Geophysicist Mostafa Naghizadeh greatly enjoyed meeting and engaging with many of you during the 3-day event. On […]
Propel Investor Conference June 14-15, 2022
OptiSeis™ will be attending the Propel Energy Tech Show June 14-15, 2022. PROPEL is the annual Energy Technology Venture Forum that brings together the best, boldest, most innovative emerging and established energy technology companies. Technology adoption is critical to the long-term viability and stewardship of global energy resources – now more than ever. The driving […]
Global Energy Show June 7-8, 2022
OptiSeis™ will be attending the Global Energy Show June 7-9, 2022. As North America’s Leading Energy Event, the Global Energy Show is the largest B2B exhibition and conference engaging with industry buyers and sellers, stakeholders and partners, CEOs and young professionals together to share knowledge and fuel innovation in the ever-changing energy landscape. Hosted on […]
Geoconvention 2019: Best Paper Award
Celebrating the best of GeoConvention 2019 At the Sixth Annual Best of GeoConvention at ConocoPhillips Theater, Calgary, Alberta, December 11, 2019, Andrea Crook was presented with the “Best Paper” Award. The Award was presented for the talk given on Transitioning to High Density Vibroseis – a Case Study. View All Winners View Case Study
Seismic Acquisition Innovations
By Andrea Crook, P.Geoph. Over the past 10 years, land seismic acquisition has changed significantly. Nodal/cable-less systems have broadly replaced cabled systems, vibroseis sources have replaced explosive sources even in areas with difficult terrain, and high-density seismic programs are becoming commonplace. This article, based on the Chief Geophysicists Forum presentation “Top 5 Innovations in Geophysical […]
Cost-Effective Seismic Exclusion Zone Mitigation Using Optimal Station Prediction (OSP) Method
By Andrea Crook, P.Geoph. For large seismic exclusion zones affecting numerous source and/or receiver stations, should all the stations within the exclusion be skidded or offset around the edges of the exclusion, or should select stations that provide the most geophysical and economic value be used instead? How do we quantify station value? Is it […]