Services offered by GeoGuide

 

GeoGuide provides internationally based experienced consultants for the design, management, supervision and quality assurance of land and marine based seismic surveys together with Technical Audit. Geoguide can assist with the control of the seismic processing, both in the field, on-board the vessel or when being performed at in-house processing centres.

 

Our consultants are selected for each project based on their broad experience and supported by excellent management and communication skills. Their expertise covers all aspects of Land, Marine and Transition Zone surveys. This includes explosives, airgun and vibroseis sources.

 

All GeoGuide consultants who work offshore have up to date medical certification to UKOOA or equivalent standard and valid offshore survival and fire fighting certificates including HUET.

 

We are therefore able to offer the following service provisions:

 

• Project Management
• Seismic Acquisition Consultants
• Marine Navigation Consultants
• Land Survey Positioning
• Technical Audit
• Survey Planning and Design
• Contract (ITT) Preparation and Bid Evaluation
• Data Processing Supervision
• Specialist In-house Processing Services (including AVO Processing)
• HSE/Audit and Supervisory Consultants
• Marine Environmental Services

 

Seismic Project Management

All of GeoGuide’s consultants have many years experience in the seismic industry. Project managers are experienced field supervisors with additional geophysical and project planning skills. Often these consultants have significant Operations Geo experience and the positions they fill are largely in that role or similar. This therefore also requires a strong and proven interest in HSE management, good organisational skills and experience in contract/tender work.

 

Survey Planning and Design

The right design is essential; A compromise between the most appropriate geophysical parameters and economically viable cost, whilst still fulfilling the clients geological and geophysical needs. Our design team can do just that, with a wealth of experience in the survey design of 2D and 3D Land, Marine and TZ projects worldwide. We use the latest versions of Gedco’s OMNI design and Claritas processing software packages to assist in the design study. Our philosophy is to fully integrate the client in the project with discussions prior and whilst the work is being performed, with a presentation of the final results at the clients offices.

 

Seismic In-Field Supervision

Technically capable, diligent, pro-active, organised and a good communicator. This describes the professional skills required of our in-field supervisors. If these guys were in any other business they’d be CEOs and company chairmen. What is it about the seismic industry that keeps them so focussed the teamwork and the satisfaction of a job-well-done. Thank goodness they do.

 

Survey Positioning QC

We include the invaluable work done by our positioning specialists in the supervision group described above. It’s also worth noting that we can also evaluate and reprocess navigation data. Each of our navigation specialists is familiar with several of the nav-processing and QC tools available.

 

Technical Audit

We believe very strongly of the good sense in performing a check of the equipment and set-ups at the start of the survey. While GeoGuide has several very good audit engineers we are quite happy to also bring in help from other companies if they have better availability or particular skills.

 

HSE

GeoGuide recognises in this modern age that Health, Safety and Environmental consideration is becoming an important and necessary requirement to all major and minor Oil Companies. We are therefore pleased to be able to offer as a continued improvement of our services to existing and future clients, high quality HSE QC Consultants for both on and offshore seismic projects. All HSE consultants currently listed with us are trained to NEBOSH standard and we believe that this additional facility will complement our already existing range of services.

 

Contract (ITT) Preparation and Bid Evaluation

For both Acquisition, and Processing projects a competitive tendering process is recommended to elicit the best bids and to ensure the client is not left commercially disadvantaged. Geoguide Consultants can assist in producing and evaluating the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents. The ITT will detail the scope of work, geological setting, survey objectives, acquisition parameters, technical specifications and contractual requirements. The contractors capable of undertaking the work to the required standards will be invited to tender for the work. Following the receipt of proposals a full technical and commercial review would be performed. Geoguide consultants, on behalf of, and in discussion with, the client, can negotiate tender clarifications and costs such that ultimately the final contract can be awarded.

 

Data Processing Supervision

GeoGuide provides Data Processing specialists for in-field work and for the QC of data processing at processing centres and client offices. It may not always be necessary to have a data processing specialist on every acquisition crew but there are many fast-turnaround jobs and surveys in which processed results effect the further acquisition that it is critical to ensure that the work is correctly performed. It’s a miniscule insurance cost when viewed in proportion to the cost of a modern seismic survey.

 

Specialist In-House Processing Services (including AVO and Inversion)

GeoGuide have hands-on processing experience. An in-house team of processing experts which, using  Claritas software, have the ability to undertake processing projects; Small scale 2D production processing jobs, through to 3D merges. We can also undertake more specialised AVO and Inversion work using Hampson Russell software. Our Processing Consultants can also assist the Client in production of the Processing ITT and can evaluate the contractors proposals and negotiate final contract conditions.

 

Marine Environmental Services

MMO's and PAM Operators, PAM Equipment and Technical Supoort, ESAS Seabird Observers, Wind Farm Seabird and Marine Mammal Surveys, Environmental Scientists, Fisheries Liaison Officers, Environmental Impact Assessments.