EMGS launch exploration decision tool Bridge
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) and Blueback Reservoir have collaborated to develop and launch a new decision-support tool for exploration professionals called Bridge. Bridge has been created to help oil & gas companies find and develop hydrocarbons more efficiently. The new software enables the easy integration of electromagnetic (EM) data with other geophysical and geological information, resulting in a clearer and more complete understanding of the subsurface.
Terje Eidesmo, EMGS chief executive officer, said: "This is an important milestone for EMGS and the industry. Bridge will enable our customers to capitalise on the benefits of EM by allowing the easy integration EM information with their workflows. By integrating EM data with conventional geophysical, geological and well log information, our customers can improve their exploration risking process and the assessment of a reservoir's potential."
Bridge is an EM plug-in for Petrel, one of the industry's leading geological and geophysical integration platforms. The launch of Bridge brings long-awaited EM functionality to the standard Petrel workflow. Petrel was originally created and developed by the founders of Blueback Reservoir.
"We have been working with the team who created Petrel. The heritage, expertise and experience we bring from our respective fields is an endorsement for Bridge and the increasing demand for EM integration by the industry bodes well for the uptake of this product. The launch of Bridge also reaffirms our leadership in the EM sector", continued Eidesmo.
Jan Egil Fivelstad, Blueback Reservoir's chief executive officer, commented: "EM data adds great value for geoscientists, and Bridge will make this technology more accessible and understandable. There has been a growing recognition throughout the oil and gas industry of the need for extra functionality in interpreting EM data and as a result we expect the demand for this product to continue to grow".
Blueback Reservoir and EMGS will be demonstrating Bridge at the EAGE, SEG and PETEX exhibitions in 2008.
