Elnusa purchases seismic data acquisition system from Wireless

By Romel S. Gurky

Wireless Seismic Inc, a US-based manufacturer of real-time and cable-free seismic data acquisition systems for the oil and gas industry, announced Monday the sale and delivery of its RT System 2 seismic data acquisition system to Indonesian seismic contractor, IDX-listed PT Elnusa Tbk, after comprehensive system field trials in North Sumatra.

Elnusa is the leading seismic contractor in Indonesia and operates seismic crews throughout the Indonesian archipelago and internationally.

"Our first project for RT System 2 is in a busy, densely populated urban area in Java," said T.S. Winarso, Deputy Director of Geoscience Services at Elnusa in a statement issued by Wireless. "The portion of the survey in this urban area would be very difficult to acquire with a conventional cable system. The real-time data and QC return of RT System 2 means that we can monitor the noise on the line during acquisition and avoid shooting with high background noise levels."

"We tested RT System 2 extensively in the field in both urban and highly vegetated environments prior to committing to purchase it, and the system performance far exceeded our expectations," continued Winarso. "Unlike a nodal system, our client's valuable data are returned in real time and not left in the acquisition units on the line, making our operation more secure."

Mick Lambert, President and CEO of Wireless Seismic, said: "This is Wireless Seismic's first sale in Indonesia, a market which remains active, despite the general slowdown in our industry. We worked closely with Elnusa's technical staff to demonstrate the system working in an environment very similar to that of its forthcoming survey, and we were able to demonstrate that RT System 2 is capable of acquiring data efficiently, even in a densely cultured, forested, and agricultural ares such as Indonesia."

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak