ION shows new seabed seismic acquisition system

Offshore staff

HOUSTON –ION Geophysical Corp. (NYSET:IO) has released its next generation redeployable seabed seismic acquisition system. The Calypso system uses ION’s VectorSeis digital sensors and is designed to operate twice as deep and twice as efficiently as the prior generation system.

ION says its new Calypso system has the potential to mitigate barriers to wider adoption by doubling cable lengths and productivity while increasing the operating depths.

Calypso offers the following improvements:

· Tilt-insensitive multi-component (4C) VectorSeis sensors

· Buoy-based recording

· Unlimited number of cables with twice the length (12-14 km, or 7.5-15 mi)

· Water depths to 2,000 m (6,562 ft.).

6/4/2012