ION Geophysical Corporation announced that it has completed the processing and imaging of approximately 10,000 km² of 3D seismic data for its Mid North Sea High Phase 2 and 2b programs. The Mid North Sea High program covers one of the few remaining underexplored offshore areas in the UK, where relatively low development costs close to shore and infrastructure, as well as recent play-opening wells, make it attractive for European energy security investments. The challenging shallow water geology was imaged utilizing a combination of ION's latest technologies including reflection FWI. Eight wells including the play-opening Ossian-Darach well, were used for calibration and to improve the overall accuracy of the velocity model.

In combination, ION's experience in the North Sea, application of its latest technologies and calibration with well data, have enabled it to deliver a modern, high resolution, seismic data set that more clearly maps, defines and de-risks the Zechstein play. In addition to the completion of the Mid North Sea High program, ION will be delivering final depth imaged data for its Mauritania and Picanha Phase 5 3D reprocessing programs later this summer. This comes to a total of approximately 55,000 km2 of new 3D seismic data that ION will be adding to its library this year.

Final pre-stack depth imaged deliverables are now available.