The Northeast AtlanticSPAN program covers less-explored areas offshore northwest Europe that are believed to have significant hydrocarbon potential below thick basalts that diminish the quality of seismic images acquired via traditional methods.
Phase I of Northeast AtlanticSpan extends from the Porcupine Basin offshore southern Ireland to offshore mid-Norway. GX Technology (GXT) worked closely with regional experts to design a survey that ties a large number of deep and deepwater wells with optimized line orientation.
The program will image the full crustal structure and the ocean-continental crustal boundary, providing geoscientists with new insights into the architecture of the continental margin, including variations in continental crust thickness within prospective basins.
In addition, it is expected that Northeast AtlanticSpan will increase the effectiveness of existing seismic datasets by improving event identification and cross-survey correlation. Phase 1 of Northeast AtlanticSpan contains over 7,200km of high-quality, consistent seismic data, covering three main regions along the continental margin – Ireland, Faroes/Shetland Islands, and Norway.
