Data Types
Explore our range of subsurface data types designed to support exploration, development and energy transition activities worldwide. From seismic imaging to geological and geophysical datasets, each data type provides a distinct perspective on the subsurface to inform confident decision-making.
Seismic Data
Seismic data types provide 2D and 3D imaging of the subsurface to reveal geological structure and stratigraphy. They support structural interpretation, reservoir characterization and basin-scale exploration analysis across offshore and onshore environments.
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OBN
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UHR3D
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GeoStreamer X
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Multi-Azimuth
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GeoStreamer Pure 3D
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GeoStreamer 3D
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Vision
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Conventional 3D
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MegaSurvey 3D
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2D-cubed
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GeoStreamer 2D
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Megasurvey 2D
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Conventional 2D
OBN
OBN
Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) seismic acquisition delivers high-resolution, full-azimuth imaging by placing autonomous nodes directly on the seafloor to capture detailed subsurface data. Designed for complex and technically demanding environments, OBN surveys provide clearer reservoir insight, improved structural definition and greater confidence in exploration and field development decisions.
With more than 20 years of OBN experience and over 130 surveys completed worldwide, TGS combines proven nodal technology, automated handling systems and integrated project workflows to deliver predictable, high-value outcomes. Our modular MASS and ZNodal systems operate from shallow water to 4,000 meters depth, supporting safe, efficient deployment across diverse offshore settings — from infrastructure-led exploration to reservoir monitoring, CO₂ storage and marine resource projects.
Through our ECHOVA integrated workflow, we connect planning, acquisition and processing into a streamlined, transparent execution model. This end-to-end approach reduces operational risk, improves environmental performance and ensures consistent data quality, helping clients move forward with clarity, accountability and confidence.
20+ YEARS OF OBN LEADERSHIP
PROPRIETARY MODULAR TECHNOLOGY
Integrated End-to-End Workflow
Proven Global Performance
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Explore our OBN solutions, technology and project experienceUHR3D
UHR3D
Ultra-High Resolution 3D seismic delivers precision imaging of the shallow subsurface, providing exceptional clarity of near-seafloor conditions. Using short streamers, shallow tow depths and high-frequency sources, UHR3D captures fine-scale geological features that are critical for offshore wind development, infrastructure planning and complex site investigations.
Fully imaged 3D data volumes provide consistent spatial detail across compact or congested marine environments, improving detection of geohazards, soil variability and buried obstructions that conventional 2D or sparse 3D methods may overlook. Optimized for smaller survey areas and shallow targets, UHR3D supports early-stage decision-making with reliable, high-resolution subsurface insight. Advanced processing workflows including deghosting, statics correction and high-resolution velocity model building ensure data consistency and vertical precision down to a few meters. The result is a clear and actionable understanding of shallow geology that reduces uncertainty, improves design confidence and supports efficient project execution across offshore energy, wind and carbon storage developments.
Ultra-High Resolution Imaging in Shallow Settings
Optimized for Complex and Congested Environments
Advanced Processing for Consistent Data Quality
Integrated Multi-Sensor Data Acquisition
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Explore detailed UHR3D capabilities, configurations and processing workflowsGeoStreamer X
GeoStreamer X
GeoStreamer X supports multi-azimuth, multi-sensor towed-streamer acquisition using single- or multi-vessel wide-tow source configurations to solve complex clastic and subsalt imaging challenges. By tailoring acquisition geometries to optimize offset and azimuth sampling, it delivers richer seismic illumination, improved near-offset distribution, enhanced velocity model building, and stronger full-waveform inversion performance. The result is sharper imaging at all depths and a cost-effective, flexible solution for advancing exploration and reservoir characterization in both mature and frontier basins.
Flexible Multi-Azimuth Survey Design
Enhanced Near-Offset and AVO Performance
Long-Offset Capability for Deeper Imaging
Hybrid Streamer and Node Integration
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Explore GeoStreamer X acquisition geometries, configurations and case studiesMulti-Azimuth
Multi-Azimuth
Multi-azimuth, multi-sensor towed streamer configurations, deployed with single or multi-vessel wide-tow sources, address complex clastic and subsalt imaging challenges while providing an economic solution for richer seismic illumination and improved velocities. By tailoring azimuth acquisition to subsurface complexity, additional azimuths can enhance target illumination, improve lateral resolution and strengthen coherent noise attenuation. From cost-effective single-vessel multi-azimuth surveys to wide-azimuth and rich-azimuth multi-vessel geometries, acquisition design is optimized to balance geophysical objectives and project economics.
Multi-azimuth acquisition improves subsurface characterization in clastic and carbonate environments and can be applied to new surveys or integrated with legacy narrow-azimuth data for rapid upgrades. Wide-azimuth and rich-azimuth geometries expand offset and azimuth diversity to enhance imaging beneath complex overburdens such as salt, while extended long-offset strategies strengthen Full Waveform Inversion and velocity model building. In the most demanding environments, hybrid acquisition approaches combining towed streamers and ocean bottom nodes further enrich offset and azimuth coverage to support advanced inversion and elastic property analysis.
The result is improved reservoir delineation, reduced uncertainty in amplitude and inversion workflows, and clearer subsurface understanding across exploration and field development projects.
Tailored Azimuth Design for Imaging Challenges
Enhanced Illumination and Lateral Resolution
Stronger Velocity Model Building
Hybrid Streamer and Node Integration
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Explore richer azimuth acquisition strategies and survey design optionsGeoStreamer Pure 3D
GeoStreamer Pure 3D
GeoStreamer PURE 3D merges only multi-component GeoStreamer broadband data into unified, contiguous regional 3D volumes that are fully depth processed using advanced modern imaging workflows, including Full Waveform Inversion. Built on a common grid with consistent amplitudes and phase-balanced integration, these datasets deliver true broadband clarity and reliable elastic properties across basin scale areas. The result is a premium, drill-ready regional framework that supports basin screening, play fairway evaluation and confident prospect maturation within a single, consistent 3D volume.
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Explore GeoStreamer PURE 3D coverage and imaging methodologyGeoStreamer 3D
GeoStreamer 3D
GeoStreamer seismic surveys record pressure and particle motion using variable-depth, multi-sensor streamers for broadband 2D/3D, improving deghosting, S/N, AVO reliability and low-frequency penetration; long offsets available.
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Explore GeoStreamer 3D broadband acquisition capabilitiesVision
Vision
This integrated regional 3D solution merges multi-component GeoStreamer and other large-scale seismic datasets into unified, seamless depth volumes processed as a single project using modern imaging workflows. By applying advanced technologies including Full Waveform Inversion, tomography and RTM/LSM, the data is amplitude-matched, phase-balanced and optimized for consistent illumination across complex geological settings. The result is a contiguous regional framework that supports basin screening, infrastructure-led exploration and prospect maturation with improved velocity accuracy, interpretation continuity and drill-ready confidence.
Conventional 3D
Conventional 3D
Conventional 3D seismic includes towed-streamer seismic surveys acquired with conventional single-component hydrophones (NAZ configuration with optional long offsets and tailored tow depths) supporting prospect delineation and reservoir characterization with balanced cost, image quality and turnaround.
MegaSurvey 3D
MegaSurvey 3D
MegaSurvey 3D merges very large-scale final 3D seismic datasets onto a common grid, creating an amplitude-matched, phase-balanced and uniformly scaled contiguous regional volume. By integrating public and proprietary data into a consistent basin-wide framework, it enables regional screening, play fairway mapping and petroleum system analysis with seamless coverage and reliable attributes. The result is fast mega-regional insight that provides geological context beyond block boundaries while supporting confident prospect evaluation within a unified 3D dataset.
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Explore the MegaSurvey 3D concept and methodology2D-cubed
2D-cubed
2D-cubed seismic volumes transform dense 2D lines into a structurally conformable 3D volume at regional or basin scale, enabling 3D interpretation where 3D coverage is sparse, at close to 2D cost. By integrating multivintage 2D and selected 3D data into a unified dataset, 2Dcubed creates an interpretable 3D volume that unlocks the full capability of modern 3D interpretation software for regional screening and play evaluation.
The workflow demigrates and matches existing data for amplitude and phase consistency before applying dip and coherency-guided interpolation to generate a continuous 3D volume. The resulting dataset is 3D migrated and optimized for regional structural interpretation, helping validate the gross structural framework, identify prospective trends and guide future 3D survey design. While smaller-scale features still require conventional 3D acquisition, 2Dcubed provides a cost-effective solution for basin-scale screening and portfolio evaluation.
With more than 2.3 million square kilometers processed globally across diverse basins, 2Dcubed has proven its value as a regional decision-support tool, enabling companies to prioritize acreage, reduce exploration risk and communicate geological plays with greater clarity.
Structurally Conformable 3D from 2D Data
Maximizes Multivintage Data Value
Cost-Effective Regional Screening
Proven Global Application
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Explore the 2D-cubed workflow, technical methodology and global case studiesGeoStreamer 2D
GeoStreamer 2D
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Explore GeoStreamer 2D acquisition capabilities and broadband performanceMegasurvey 2D
Megasurvey 2D
Conventional 2D
Conventional 2D
Conventional 2D seismic includes towed-streamer seismic surveys acquired with conventional single-component hydrophones for frontier evaluation, basin architecture and tie lines, delivering rapid coverage and cost-effective insights.
Geophysical Data
Geophysical data types deliver complementary seabed and subsurface measurements that enhance basin and charge risk evaluation. These datasets support petroleum system analysis, site assessment and environmental understanding beyond seismic imaging alone.
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Multibeam/SeaSeep
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Electromagnetic
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Aero Gravity
Multibeam/SeaSeep
Multibeam/SeaSeep
Multibeam/SeaSeep combines multibeam bathymetry, backscatter and water-column anomalies with targeted coring and geochemistry to map natural seeps to inform charge risk, migration pathways and calibrate leads.
Electromagnetic
Electromagnetic
Electromagnetic (EM) surveys measure subsurface resistivity using marine controlled-source EM with towed or seabed receivers, complemented by 2D/3D inversions, to de-risk prospects, discriminate fluids, and assess CCS.
Aero Gravity
Aero Gravity
Airborne gravity and magnetic (gradiometry or scalar) surveys map density and susceptibility to support basement mapping, structure definition and volcanics screening, providing fast regional context.
Geological Data
Geological data types comprise well, stratigraphic and basin datasets that provide direct insight into rock properties and reservoir quality. They strengthen hydrocarbon generation and migration analysis while supporting exploration screening and field development decisions.
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Well Data
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Facies Map Browser
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Basin Temperature Model
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Interpretation and Reports
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Carbon Storage
Well Data
Well Data
Well data comprises subsurface measurements and samples acquired from drilled wells, including logs, cores, cuttings, tests and production information. It provides direct geological and reservoir insight to support regional screening, prospect evaluation and field development analysis.
Facies Map Browser
Facies Map Browser
Facies Map Browser delivers sequence-stratigraphic interpretations—facies maps and GDEs—in regional packages for play mapping, analog selection and CCS screening, providing consistent, updateable results in an interactive browser.
Basin Temperature Model
Basin Temperature Model
Basin Temperature Models are regional 3D maps of underground temperatures from wells and geology. It helps estimate source rock maturity, fluid properties, geothermal potential, and plan CCS wells.
Interpretation and Reports
Interpretation and Reports
Interpretation & Reports include basin studies, prospect evaluations and post-well analysis using high-quality seismic, well data and geological insight to support frontier evaluation, licensing, farm-outs and CCS with decision-ready documentation.
Carbon Storage
Carbon Storage
A regional CO₂ storage assessment combining seismic, well and geologic data to screen saline aquifers. The assessment evaluates structure, reservoir quality, fluid flow and caprock integrity to highlight promising storage sites.
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