From first production at the development, Equinor plans to use seafloor based seismic cable permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) technology to observe what is happening in the reservoir over time to help maximise recovery rates. Norwegian energy company Equinor will boost its seismic monitoring at the Johan Sverdrup offshore oilfield after agreeing a deal to install a soundwave tracking instrument from Sonardyne. The Pressure Inverted Echo Sounder (PIES) will be placed as deep as 120 m to measure pressure and the two-way travel-time of soundwaves to give real-time data on average water velocity and tidal variation. “SONARDNEY’S technology is an important part in our efforts to improve safety for oil production operations around the world,” said Leif Larsen, CEO of Equinor.
Norwegian energy company Equinor will boost its seismic monitoring at the Johan Sverdrup offshore oilfield after agreeing a deal to install a soundwave tracking instrument from Sonardyne. The Pressure Inverted Echo Sounder (PIES) will be placed as deep as 120 m to measure pressure and the two-way travel-time of soundwaves to give real-time data on average water velocity and tidal variation. “SONARDNEY’S technology is an important part in our efforts to improve safety for oil production operations around the world,” said Leif Larsen, CEO of Equinor.