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0 pointseru6y ago0 comments

I suspect the value of the seismic data keeps better over time than the value of the hardware, too.

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Better than the hardware, certainly. But advances in surveying technology make new surveys worthwhile, occasionally, so the data does have a lifespan. Of course better analysis techniques or more powerful hardware for old data makes a big difference too.

eruOP6y ago

Sure, adding more data is also good. Often new data can make the old data more valuable, too, I'd guess?

beerandt6y ago

Yes, although it's not usually a case of doing the same thing with new tech and getting better results. You'd have to have some hint that oil might be there from the first survey.

But my experience is mostly not-seismic, so I'm not sure how the survey parameters would be adjusted for a revisit.

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beerandt6y ago

eruOP6y ago

Sure, adding more data is also good. Often new data can make the old data more valuable, too, I'd guess?

beerandt6y ago

Yes, although it's not usually a case of doing the same thing with new tech and getting better results. You'd have to have some hint that oil might be there from the first survey.

But my experience is mostly not-seismic, so I'm not sure how the survey parameters would be adjusted for a revisit.

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