Arcis Seismic Solutions is making the Washout Creek 3C 3D seismic survey available for immediate subscription. This survey was designed to evaluate multiple hydrocarbon-bearing zones from the Cretaceous to Devonian periods, including productive formations like the Cardium, Belly River, Glauconitic, Rock Creek, and Duvernay. Arcis' proprietary tools and multicomponent processing technology, including shear wave splitting analysis, will enhance imaging and aid in horizontal well placement within both shallow and deep targets.

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WASHOUT
CREEK 3C 3D
Arcis Seismic Solutions is pleased to announce Washout Creek 3C 3D survey located in
Township 46, Ranges 6 to 7 W5 and is currently available for immediate subscription.
This survey is designed to evaluate multiple zones from the Cretaceous to Devonian,
including producing formations such as Cardium, Belly River, Glauconitic, Rock Creek and
Duvernay.
In addition to this survey’s optimal acquisition parameters, Arcis provides proprietary tools
that will enhance imaging and azimuthal fold distribution for even greater assistance with the
placement of horizontal wells upon both deep and shallow targets.
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MULTICOMPONENT PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY ADDS VALUE
SALES INQUIRIES
Comprehensive Multicomponent Toolkit
Arcis Seismic Solutions’ multicomponent processing technology consists of a comprehensive toolkit of algorithms and workflows up to anisotropic PS
PSTM. These are used in conjunction with many years of experience in processing challenging land 3C (PP & PS), and 9C (PP, PS & SS), and ocean
bottom 4C (PZ & PS) datasets.
Shear Wave Splitting Analysis & Compensation
Radial Transverse
Layer-stripped
Transverse
Layer-stripped
Radial
Before Layer-stripping After Layer-stripping
Shear-wave splitting: fracture magnitude and orientation
We thank China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing),
Dr. Peng Suping Seismic Prospecting Research Group for
permission to show these examples.
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WASHOUT CREEK 3C 3D SEISMIC SURVEY - Approximately 66 km2
FIELD PARAMETERS AND
EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATION
Source Line Spacing 280m
Source Interval 40m
Source Dynamite
Source Array 1 x 1kg @ 9m
Receiver Line Spacing 240m
Receiver Interval 40m
Bin Size 20m x 20m
Sample Rate 1ms
Record Length 6 sec
Patch Size 18 x 126
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Cardium
Figure from Geological Atlas of WCSB Data example from Ille Lake 3D
Approximate location of Washout Creek
3D survey with respect to Devonian
stratigraphy
Paleozoic
Beaverhill Lake
While it’s obviously challenging to adequately characterize the very thin Cardium formation
with surface seismic, we have had favourable feedback related to our work in the Bakken,
which might bear reasonable analogy to the Cardium play. In that case, the Bakken itself was
deemed to be too thin to admit fracture characterization, but by analyzing the anisotropy in
the thicker overburden, we were able to make certain important inferences about the Bakken
proper. With our high-effort, 3D/3C acquisition parameters, we are seeking favourable spatial
sampling for the wide azimuth coverage which is appropriate for applying various azimuthally
dependent fracture characterization techniques.
In particular, Shear-wave splitting fracture estimates from the 3C processing, as well as the
AVAZ/VVAZ/Curvature fracture estimates from the PP Processing, could give insight into the
fracture regime of the overburden. Further information about the overburden may be gleaned
from the analysis of the VP/VS ratio that comes out of the 3C processing (high values of VP/
VS tend to indicate more local anomalies where the lithology is less competent). We could
conceivably validate these various attributes against production data from nearby wells.
We intend to undertake, as a value added product, the additional processing of the 3C data/
AVAZ/VVAZ/curvature and we will seek production statistics to correlate.