New Shallow Seismic Insights

We will continue to use high-resolution seismic to understand the subsurface risks and opportunities in marine areas as we transition to renewables and lower carbon energy sources as a complement to fossil fuels. CO2 storage in aquifers must be monitored for shallow seal integrity and offshore wind farms require geotechnical ground models and seismic characterization of the near surface. This article addresses the question of whether we will necessarily require entirely new seismic acquisition solutions, or whether existing methods can be adapted to provide new value and insights. Towed-streamer seismic using tailored acquisition configurations provide an efficient method of accessing high-resolution datasets for several purposes, and some examples are given below. I also show how full wavefield imaging solutions can high-grade existing seismic data to significantly enhance the resolution and quality of shallow images.