November-2011: The Orient Explorer has acquired two small 3D surveys in the Makassar Strait for Serica Energy. The surveys were located in heavily fished areas with many rumpons and also high maritime traffic. Good coordination between the vessel, scout vessels and shore support proved successful in executing the program with just 2.5% standby time attributed to fishing traffic. A total of just 3% technical downtime occurred proving once again that the Orient Explorer and her crew retain high performance standards. The data from both blocks underwent fast-track processing onboard and the migrated full offset 3D cubes were delivered soon after acquisition.

September-2011: The Reflect Aries has acquired a complex shallow water 3D survey offshore Trinidad for Niko Resources. The objective was to get as much data coverage as close to the shore as possible.

The initial problem was the non-linear shape of the coastline and then there was the high fishing activity, strong currents and numerous fixed obstructions. A curved shooting arrangement was designed which enabled the best coverage possible whilst maintaining efficiency. Data was acquired in water depths down to just 8 metres and the survey was completed with 9.5% technical down-time. Read more...

August-2011: The Orient Explorer has completed an un-conventional 2D survey offshore Papua New Guinea using a curved shooting method to gain maximum coverage close to shallow reefs. The client required maximum coverage towards the many reefs in the area and was willing to sacrifice stack fold. Conventional dead-heading would have got full-fold coverage 3 kilo-metres from the reef at best. A ‘herring-bone’ plan was devised such that the end of an oblique dead-head line started the turn onto the next line whilst still shooting.

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