Think Before You Shoot!

WIT Sim is the ultimate "illumination study". A host of innovative acquisition technologies - Wide Azimuth, Ocean Bottom Nodes, 3D VSP - are available in the marketplace. WIT Sim helps you decide how much value (if any) a given geometry adds to your prospecting...without breaking the bank in the process.

Do I Need New Data? Do I Need More Data?

Our client had a simple, but expensive question: Should we spend millions on new wide azimuth seismic over our sub-salt GoM leases, or stick with our existing narrow azimuth data? For a small fraction of the new data cost, WIT simulated and migrated wide-azimuth and narrow-azimuth seismic data in our Linux computer cluster. The images to the right illustrate the effect of the salt and acquisition geometry on a deep "bullseye" test reflector. After the simulation study, the client elected to reprocess existing narrow-azimuth data -- a multimillion dollar decision.

What Went Wrong? Geophysical Scenario Testing

Multiple or primary? How much angular illumination of the target? Any illumination at all? Time migration or depth migration?

If you're faced with a "bad data" situation, you (and your management!) may have more questions than answers. Realistic, cost-effective controlled experiments are a must to get to the bottom of the problem. Give us your best earth model, or let us build one. We can run our angle decomposition 3D Wave Equation Shot Record Depth Migration to give you serious geophysical ammunition in the next exploration meeting.