Sparse 3D Seismic Data Acquisition for Minimum Effort, Cost and Environmental Impact in the Po Valley Italy

A13 SPARSE 3D SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION FOR MINIMUM EFFORT COST AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IN THE PO VALLEY ITALY Abstract 1 M. WILKES¹ M. DAVIES¹ L. VILLANI ² H. CROOK¹ K. LATHAM ³ and M. BUNT 4 ¹Bg Group 100 Thames Valley Park Drive Reading Berkshire RG6 1PT UK ²Bg Internationalbv Piazza Cavour 2 Milano 20121 Italy ³Imc Geophysics Limited Po Box 18 Sutton-Ashfield Notts NG17 2NS UK 4 Rps Hydrosearch Goldsworth House Denton Way Woking Surrey GU21 3LF UK Hydrocarbon exploration in the Po Valley Italy has historically relied upon 2D seismic data due to the logistical effort high cost