Seismic Data Processing Industry Study

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BRIEF EXPLANATION: What I’d like to discuss with you today is your needs and use of Seismic Data Processing services.  The research is sponsored by a group of the leading service suppliers in this field.  They need your input to plan how they should improve in order to provide you with the level and types of products and services you require and deserve.  Kimberlite acts as an unbiased, third party to collect, aggregate and analyze the data and your personal anonymity is assured. The results of this study are taken very seriously, and this is an opportunity to voice your needs and opinions to shape the development of new technologies and services for this market.  As a professional courtesy, a complimentary report summary will be shared with all respondents upon completion of the project.

 
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1.
Tell us your name!
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Name
Title
Email
City
State
Country
2.
Company
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COMPANY NAME
3.
What geographic regions are you involved with?
US Land
Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
4.
What geographic regions are you involved with?
Check all that apply
Offshore/ International
LandOffshore ShelfOffshore Deepwater
Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
5.
Which emerging seismic data processing technologies do you believe have the greatest potential to improve image quality, provide higher resolution or provide time & cost savings benefits for your geoscience operations? In other words, what’s the next “Big Thing”?
6.
What percent of your seismic data processing work is performed in-house and what percent is outsourced to 3rd party suppliers?
Must = 100%
SUPPLIER
In-House
Outsourced to 3rd Party
0
8.
What percent of the wells you plan to drill over the next 2 years will be frontier exploration wells, what percent will be step-out exploration wells, what percent will be appraisal wells and what percent will be development wells?
Must = 100%
WELL TYPE
Frontier Exploration Wells
Step-Out Exploration Wells
Appraisal Wells
Development Wells
0
9.
Approximately what do you expect your expenditures for seismic data processing and related services to be in 2025?
US Dollars
10.
Compared to the previous 12 months, will your company see increases, decreases or no changes in seismic data processing expenditures over the next 12 months?
IncreaseDecreaseNo ChangeIf increase or decrease, by what %?
Expenditures
11.
What about longer term, say 5 to 10 years from now? Do you expect seismic data processing expenditures to increase, decrease or remain unchanged? Why?
IncreaseDecreaseNo ChangeWhy?
Expenditures
12.
Do you expect supplier pricing for seismic data processing services to increase, decrease or stay about the same over the next 12 months? By what percent?
IncreaseDecreaseNo ChangeIf increase or decrease, by what %?
Supplier Pricing
13.
What percent of your seismic data processing expenditures are allocated for processing proprietary data and what percent for re-processing multiclient data?
Must = 100%
PROCESSING EXPENDITURES
Proprietary Data
Multiclient Data
0
16.
What percent of the drilling & development projects your company has planned over the next 2-3 years have sufficient quality seismic data to assess the opportunity?
%
19.
What percent of your seismic data processing is currently performed accessing the Cloud?
%
21.
Do you prefer to have your processed seismic data delivered via the Cloud?
23.
What workflows or processes do you feel can benefit the most from advances in machine learning/ AI?
24.
Do you feel that the seismic data processing suppliers, third-party software providers or your in-house teams are best suited to meet your future AI needs for seismic data processing?
SUPPLIER IMAGE AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP
40.
Which seismic data processing supplier do you feel is the leader for the following performance and image factors?
BGPDUGPGSSAE ExplorationSLB/ WesternGecoShearwaterTGSViridien (CGG)Other
Time Imaging & Velocity Modeling
Reverse Time Migration
Depth Imaging & Velocity Modeling
Multiple Attenuation
De-Blending Simultaneous Sources
FWI (Full Waveform Inversion)
Multi-Component Processing
4D/ Time Lapse Processing
** Marine Only **
Wide or Full Azimuth Towed Streamer Processing
Ocean Bottom Node Processing
Sparse Node Processing
41.
Which seismic data processing supplier do you feel is the leader for the following performance and image factors?
BGPDUGPGSSAE ExplorationSLB/ WesternGecoShearwaterTGSViridien (CGG)Other
Best Problem Solvers
Overall, Delivers Best Image
Best On-Time Delivery
Provides Reliable and Impartial Technical Advice
Most Up-To-Date Technology
Offers the Most Advanced AI & Machine Learning Capabilities
TIME MODELING AND TIME IMAGING
42.
Over the next 12 months, approximately what percent of your seismic data processing projects will use the following time modeling & time imaging techniques?
% Of Projects to Use
Anisotropic Velocity Analysis
Tomography (Tomographic Inversion)
Post Migration Residual Velocity Analysis
Kirchhoff Pre-Stack Time Migration
DEPTH MODELING AND DEPTH IMAGING
43.
Over the next 12 months, approximately what percent of your seismic data processing projects will use the following depth modeling & depth imaging techniques?
% Of Projects to Use
Interactive Anisotropic Velocity Analysis
Automated Anisotropic Velocity Analysis
Horizon Based Velocity Analysis
Tomographic Inversion
Full Waveform Inversion (FWI)
Least Squares Migration
Kirchhoff Isotropic Pre-Stack Depth Migration
Kirchhoff Anisotropic Pre-Stack Depth Migration
Anisotropic Reverse Time Migration
RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION TEHCNIQUES
45.
Over the next 12 months, approximately what percent of your seismic data processing projects will use the following reservoir characterization techniques?
% Of Projects to Use
Rock Properties Derivation
AVO
DHI (Direct Hydrocarbon Indicators)
Reservoir Delineation/ Extent
4D/ Time Lapse Processing
OTHER TECHNIQUES
47.
Over the next 12 months, approximately what percent of your seismic data processing projects will use these other seismic data processing techniques?
% Of Projects to Use
Multi-Component Processing
Imaging with Multiples
Imaging with FWI
5D Regularization
Specialized Interbed Multiple Attenuation
Simultaneous Source De-Blending
Shallow Hazard/ Survey Processing
Illumination Studies
48.
A. Which suppliers have you used for SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING over the past 12 months? 
B. Approximately what percent of your business (in dollars) was awarded to each supplier? 
C. Why was this supplier chosen over others for this most recent job?
Used
% Biz
Awarded
Reasons for Supplier Selection
BGP
DUG
PGS
SAE Exploration
SLB/ WesternGeco
Shearwater
TGS
Viridien (CGG)
Other 1
Other 2
0
50.
How would you rate the seismic data processing suppliers you are currently using on the following performance factors?
How likely would you be to recommend those suppliers to a friend or colleague?
(10=Would definitely recommend, 0=Would definitely not recommend)

BGPDUGPGSSAE ExplorationSLB/ WesternGecoShearwaterTGSViridien (CGG)Other 1Other 2
Track Record/ Experience with Similar Data
Experience of Specific Processor Working with Your Data
Turnaround Time
Overall Image Quality
Technical Support/ Ability to Work with Problem Data
Responsive to Needs
Employing State-of-the-Art Technology
Price Competitiveness
Likely to Recommend
Do you have any additional feedback on the suppliers you are using for your SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING?
51.
What do you find to be the STRONGEST and WEAKEST attributes of the following Seismic Data  Processing suppliers?
Strongest AttributesWeakest Attributes
BGP
DUG
PGS
SAE Exploration
SLB/ WesternGeco
Shearwater
TGS
Viridien (CGG)
Other
52.
In closing, if you could communicate only one message to seismic data processing suppliers, what would that be? What would make a substantial and positive improvement to your company’s operations?