Natural Seeps & Seepage Detection
Reduce exploration uncertainty with global seep data
Our satellite-derived seepage detection products increase exploration confidence by identifying active seeps in frontier and underexplored basins, helping exploration teams establish the presence of a mature source and, by inference, the existence of oil or gas accumulations from which the seeps originate.
We utilize a unique detection technique that involves expert processing, interpretation and categorization of slicks on the ocean surface contained within Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery. With experience dating back to 1992, our domain expertise is unrivalled.
Our complementary seeps-to-seismic workflow connects observed seeps with underlying seismic data to establish correlations with potential source features.
Seep Explorer
Large-scale satellite seepage detection forms the core component of our multi-client, global coverage Seep Explorer product. Seep Explorer provides exploration teams with high-value insight into the location and characteristics of natural seeps and seepage-related features around the globe. Seep Explorer comprises two complementary data sets:
- Global Offshore Seeps Database (GOSD) – Built on our unique satellite seepage detection technique, the continually expanding GOSD is the largest database of its kind in terms of both spatial coverage and temporal sampling
- Fluid Features Database (FFD) – Containing seepage features derived from seismic and other geological data sets, the FFD provides supporting verification and corroboration of the ocean surface slicks within GOSD
Seep Explorer is available to license on a global, regional, basin or license block level.
