Penta Source 3D Marine Acquisition in the Sarawak Basin, Malaysia

Abstract

The hunt for more data at lesser the cost is a never-ending quest in the world of seismic acquisition. The latest offered solution in that vein – multisource 3D marine acquisition Here, we present the first-ever penta source 3D Marine Acquisition to be adopted commercially in Malaysian waters, largest survey area of its kind to date ~ 6920 sqkm of data in total. This paper provides an overview of the execution and the outline of the challenges faced, and adaptations made to absolve it, in both acquiring and processing the penta source data. The results are compared with pre-existing legacy data, and with it, recommendations for better acquisition efficiency and processing results.