Searcher Seismic has started Phase 2 of the Silver-Eye Broadband 3D survey in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway.
Following the successful acquisition of Phase 1; comprising 2663 sq km, Searcher is now acquiring additional broadband 3D data in the area.
Phase 1 of acquisition was completed in September 2015 with data processing revealing exciting results for both conventional and unconventional play models, supporting the need for Phase 2.
Acquisition of Phase 2 is scheduled to commence in April 2016 with a PSTM data volume being made available in November 2016.
Searcher Seismic - Silver-Eye MC3D - Norway - Phase 2
Phase 1 PSTM data will be available in April 2016 with PSDM available in Q3, 2016.
Phase 2 final data in both time and depth is expected in early 2017.
Jan Gunnar Opsal, Country Manager for Searcher Seismic, Norway, said the survey extension covers existing discoveries and vacant acreage within the APA area.
“Searcher is excited to be expanding our 3D library in the Barents Sea and to offer high quality data for evaluating this area of the Hammerfest Basin in the APA, 2017”, Opsal added.