Exploration

Understanding petroleum systems to reduce uncertainty

Two out of three of today’s frontier exploration wells are not successful in meeting their original objectives because of unexpected geology or unanticipated hazards. These issues may significantly increase the cost of finding hydrocarbons and challenge a project’s economic viability. Development of new workflows and processes to better understand the petroleum system of an area, and improvement and development of new seismic imaging and processing techniques help to reduce the uncertainty of exploration.

Our new technologies and cross-team partnerships improve results of modeling and interpretation, complement local knowledge and expertise, and reduce cycle times—increasing probability of success in reserves replacement.

Integrated Services successfully manages remote, logistically and technically challenging operation revealing 72 m of net oil.