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us. One dataset with multiple data volumes
(p-wave, hydrophone and shear wave)
that maximizes capture of full offsets
and full azimuths in one pass is, fundamentally, the highest trace density per
unit area of any seismic technology available.
To again draw on a medical analogy,
this is equivalent to capturing an X-ray,
CT scan and MRI at the same time, and
having the ability to repeat the test 10
years later to see what has changed.
Data volumes created with this technology should provide a paradigm shift
in how the industry acquires data, and
provide new and improved subsurface
insight. They will uncover bypassed pay
and untapped reservoirs, and will improve
drilling success, field development, and
the discovery of new, deeper zones. The
future of the Shelf is bright for those
willing to embrace technology and the
operational conditions inherent in all that
is exploration.
Happy hunting.
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Statoil Begins Production At Jack/St. Malo Project
HOUSTON-Statoil has started oil and
natural gas production from the Jack/St.
Malo project in the Gulf of Mexico. The
company says the fields are within 25
miles of each other in 7,000 feet of water
about 280 miles south of New Orleans.
The fields were co-developed with subsea completions flowing back to a single
host: a semisubmersible floating production
unit located between the fields, Statoil
says. The facility has a daily production
capacity of 170,000 barrels of oil and 42.5
million cubic feet of gas.
Crude oil will be transported 137 miles
to the Green Canyon 19 Platform through

the Jack/St. Malo Export Pipeline, and
then to refineries along the Gulf Coast,
Statoil reports.
Total production from the two fields
is expected to eventually reach 94,000
bbl/d equivalent. Statoil says its expected
oil production from the combined fields
is 23,000 bbl/d at peak production.
The Jack and St. Malo fields were
discovered in 2004 and 2003, respectively,
and the company says they are estimated
to contain combined total recoverable resources in excess of 500 million barrels
of oil equivalent.
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BRAD
TORRY

Brad Torry is director of geosciences
and Gulf of Mexico project development
for TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA.
He spent the first half of his 29-year
career as a senior geophysicist/team
leader. The second half has been spent
as founder, president and chief executive
officer of Arcis Seismic Solutions in
Calgary, which was acquired by TGS
in 2012. Torry has extensive operational
and interpretation expertise in hydrocarbon prospect/trend delineation, including economics and risk analysis.
His seismic related experience includes
program design and implementation;
signal processing, interpretation and
analysis; quality, health, safety and
environmental control; procurement;
regulatory affairs; and contract facilitation.

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