Sercel delivers two seismic acquisition systems to Russia’s Bashneftegeofizika

Geoscience company CGG’s equipment business Sercel has delivered two of its 508XT land seismic acquisition systems to Russian oil service company Bashneftegeofizika.

The Sercel 508XT land acquisition system represents a total of 12,000 channels and is available with cross-technology (X-Tech) architecture, which combines the benefits of cable and wireless systems in a single platform.

Bashneftegeofizika will initially deploy 508XT in June this year on a 3D survey project with difficult access in hilly and forest-covered terrain.

The systems are planned to be deployed for winter season operations at a later date.

Sercel CEO Pascal Rouiller said: "We are particularly pleased to deliver our 508XT acquisition system to such a long-standing Sercel client as Bashneftegeofizika.

"Their first deployment will take place in challenging terrain, where the 508XT’s full monitoring capabilities combined with its fault-tolerant architecture will be of great benefit for operations."

Bashneftegeofizika general director Rustem Yavdatovich Adiev said: "Both 508XT systems will be used for the multiple seismic projects we are planning in the Russian Federation over the coming years.

"We are confident that the latest Sercel system, with its lighter weight and lower power consumption, will be of key benefit to our operations where field personnel logistics and equipment deployment are very challenging."

The 508XT system offers a balance between real-time data and autonomous modes, which also provides better quality with a reduced survey cycle time.

Sercel has delivered more than 100,000 channels globally to its clients since the launch of the 508XT.

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Image: The Sercel 508XT land acquisition system combines the benefits of cable and wireless systems in a single platform. Photo: © CGG.