In 2002, EMGS was the first company to successfully apply marine CSEM technology to the search for hydrocarbons (see history). Since then, we have successfully commercialised the technology and turned it into an effective, environmentally benign exploration method that, when used correctly, can significantly increase drilling success rates (read article).
Measuring wellbore resistivity has been a fundamental formation evaluation tool since the 1920s. Marine CSEM surveying uses the same principles to maps resistive bodies, such as commercial-scale hydrocarbon reservoirs, from the seabed. This makes it a perfect partner for seismic techniques, which provide structural information. Together, and with other subsurface information, these methods form a powerful set of exploration tools.
