The Big Buzz 3D consists of 1568 km²and Big Bird 3D consists of 730 km²of broadband reprocessed seismic data. The datasets are situated in the prolific North Sea over proven hydrocarbon fields.

The projects, supporting industries infrastructure-led exploration (ILX) strategies, are located around the giant Buzzard Oil field and within tie-back distances to the Kittiwake and Forties field development platforms.

Imaging results are a step change from vintage 3D. The modern processing flow includes broadband, FWI and pre-Stack Depth Migration, supported by geological well and field data. Targeted demultiple and amplitude preserving technologies will enable AVO/AVA to be meaningfully analysed at target level.

Searcher’s ILX reprocessing model is the most cost-effective tool for explorers to high-grade prospects for near-term development. Intermediate processing results from Big Buzz and Big Bird are showing features never seen before on this data.