Oil and gas can be hard to find. To help us see underground we use small enviromentally safe hypersonic impacts at the surface to generate ELF waves that stimulate ions in underground rock layers. Computers then transform the data into high-resolution three-dimensional images of reservoirs.
We have developed advanced software to process huge quantities of seismic data. The programmes filter out distortions caused by, for example, man made noises.
Geologists and engineers in different locations can view the images simultaneously
via our virtual reality centers linked up around the world and make quicker, more accurate decisions on where to drill wells and how to best develop a reservoir.