Schlumberger WesternGeco: Wins Patent Case Against ION Geophysical covering Streamer Technologies
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently affirmed the 2014 judgment that ION Geophysical Corp. infringed four seminal WesternGeco LLP patents covering streamer steering technology for marine seismic surveys, and that WesternGeco is the rightful owner of the pioneering technology. In 2009, WesternGeco filed suit for patent …
Polarcus Signs Multi-Client Collaboration Agreement with ION
Polarcus Limited is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a three year agreement with ION Geophysical Corporation to jointly develop, execute, and market 3D marine multi-client projects to E&P companies worldwide. The agreement combines Polarcus’ proven expertise in the 3D multi-client space with that of ION’s GeoVentures …
ION Launches Calypso Seabed Seismic System
New System Doubles Operating Depths and Productivity ION Geophysical Corporation (NYSE: IO) today announced the launch of CalypsoTM, its next generation redeployable seabed acquisition system. Leveraging ION’s industry-leading VectorSeis® digital sensors to deliver the same unrivaled broadband imaging, Calypso is designed to operate at twice the depth and to deliver …
ION Launches WiBand
New Data Processing Technique Provides Broadband Results for Conventional Streamer Data ION Geophysical Corporation (NYSE: IO) today announced that its GX Technology data processing group has introduced a seismic data processing technology that delivers broadband results for conventional “flat” streamer data. Known as WiBandTM, this new technology delivers superior high …
Technology Roundtable: Arctic Exploration
Continuing the series of Technology Roundtable discussions, ROGTEC talks “Arctic Exploration” with the leading exploration service and technology providers. With the cost of oil rising, and the eagerness for Russia to push its O&G frontier deeper into the Arctic, what will it take to make Arctic development a reality? Development …
How can we explore the Russian Arctic Shelf?
David Bamford – david@windwardexploration.com Western oil & gas technical journals as well as ordinary newspapers wax lyrical over the hydrocarbon resources of the Arctic, typically referring to it as the next global frontier. Huge resource estimates are bandied about – the USGS has suggested as much as 400 billion barrels …