Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping achieves North Sea survey first
26 May 2009
Oil and gas surveying specialist Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping has won a contract to conduct a survey in the UK sector of the North Sea which will involve the first full commercial use of its WISE technology.
WISE (Well Integration with Seismic and Electromagnetics) uses available seismic and well data to underpin controlled source electro-magnetic (CSEM) survey design. As a result, CSEM technology can be successfully applied in technically challenging areas.
The survey is being carried out for a group led by Nautical Petroleum, Canamens Energy and Celtic Oil and will assist in the appraisal of the Kraken Discovery in northern North Sea Block 9/2b.
The survey follows-on from a successful pilot project undertaken by OHM on Kraken for the joint venture earlier this year.
CSEM data acquired by OHM on the pilot project was integrated with the client’s existing well and seismic data using OHM’s advanced WISE workflows and determined that the resistive body associated with the discovery in well 9/2-1 extended significantly North and South of the well.
The contract value is in excess of $1 million and the CSEM survey will be conducted by OHM’s dedicated vessel OHM Leader in June 2009 with initial results expected in July 2009.
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