CGGVeritas has announced the V1 single-vibrator technique, offering a step change in subsurface imaging illumination and resolution by providing high-performance, high-density and wide-azimuth land seismic acquisition. V1 builds on the success of CGGVeritas' patented High-Productivity Vibroseis Acquisition (HPVA) by extending the technology to single vibrators, allowing critical improvements in imaging quality, operational performance and flexibility.
Lionel Lhommet, executive vice president-Land Acquisition, stated, "V1 answers key requirements critical to our clients. Geophysically, the dense-grid point-source acquisition improves wavefield sampling and removes undesirable source array effects, resulting in superior high-resolution data quality. Operationally, this technique maximizes the performance of the source fleet and is inherently more flexible and robust. V1 is environmentally friendly, with a small footprint, low energy per shot point, and improved source maneuverability and access.”
V1 incorporates new concepts in vibrator fleet management, source synchronization and data recording, overcoming the many hurdles involved with single vibrator operations. Understanding the need for a robust and efficient operation in real-world environments, CGGVeritas has developed V1 to incorporate vibrators that move independently and are monitored and managed in real-time. This maximizes efficiency and minimizes down- time, giving unparalleled productivity.
In land seismic operations there is a strong industry drive to continually improve quality and performance to meet the growing demands for high-density and wide-azimuth recording; with V1 CGGVeritas has provided an innovative breakthrough that impressively answers both the geophysical and operational challenges.

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