Q-Technology continues to gain global acceptance

Offshore staff

Sabah Shell Petroleum Co. Ltd. contracted WesternGeco to conduct a high-resolution Q-Marine survey over the St. Joseph field offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The 100-sq-km survey is the first Q-Marine project in Southeast Asia.

The St. Joseph reservoir produces oil and gas in an area that has many surveying and imaging challenges. Strong currents, obstructions, and infrastructure, combined with difficult near-surface conditions, have affected repeated survey attempts.

The Q-Technology vessel,Geco Topaz, is conducting the survey towing six 3000-m cables with a separation of 30 m, using the WesternGeco proprietary calibrated Q-Marine source.

07/26/05