DHI getting offshore test
Published in
AAPG Explorer
Publication date
24 May 2007
Summary
For the first time, an offshore trial is under way to determine the applicability of Spectraseis technology as a means to directly confirm prospects - prior to drilling - in the marine environment. The program is a collaborative effort between Norsk Hydro, Scripps Oceanography, Bergen Oilfield Services and Spectraseis, which developed the low frequency spectral analysis DHI technique being implemented.
“We’re transforming the technology from onshore to offshore the first time,” said Peter Hanssen, principle geophysicist at Norsk Hydro oil and energy research centre in Bergen. “It’s the first worldwide test offshore. For the future, if the test is positive, it will change how we look for oil worldwide in any area,” Hanssen said. “It will have immense implications.
“We’re transforming the technology from onshore to offshore the first time,” said Peter Hanssen, principle geophysicist at Norsk Hydro oil and energy research centre in Bergen. “It’s the first worldwide test offshore. For the future, if the test is positive, it will change how we look for oil worldwide in any area,” Hanssen said. “It will have immense implications.
