A large-scale 9C-3D seismic survey conducted by BGP in Qaidam Basin of western China was successfully concluded in August, which marks a new milestone in the history of multicomponent seismic exploration.

Shear wave seismic plays a key role to address the issue of poor imaging and low resolution for complex reservoirs. However, due to the limitations in PS converted data, BGP has focused extensive efforts in recent years on the R&D of shear wave source vector seismic technology as a potential remedy to the shortcomings of PS converted-wave seismic.