Acquiring The World’s Largest Onshore Nodal Seismic Survey

This case study describes field operations, QC and processing perspectives on the world’s largest onshore nodal seismic survey, which was acquired in the Middle East in 2022/2023 using a 165,000 channel autonomous nodal receiver system and vibroseis source.

This presentation aims to educate seismic practitioners about the practical aspects and business impact of high-density nodal acquisition using a real-world case study. We will present and analyse operational information and workflows from the project including: crew size, composition, logistics and HSSE; source and receiver productivity; survey and seismic data QC; and data transcription, delivery and processing.