AGT, ADVANCED GEOPHYSICAL TECHNOLOGY
Houston, Texas, United States
AGT, ADVANCED GEOPHYSICAL TECHNOLOGY
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Seismic Imaging Below + Beyond.
About AGT, ADVANCED GEOPHYSICAL TECHNOLOGY
Advanced Geophysical Technology (“AGT”) is a growing Houston-based company that is revolutionizing seismic imaging. From our origin as a developer of innovative GPU-based depth imaging algorithms, we are evolving into a service organization that uses our world-class computing power and proprietary algorithms to develop high-resolution 3D seismic images quickly and cost-effectively. Together, our team of elite geophysicists is creating unparalleled value by helping oil and gas companies select and employ the ideal imaging technology to accurately image the geophysical properties of salt basins and other hard-to-image subsurface locations.
Our Mission
AGT will invest in leading-edge depth imaging technologies and proprietary algorithms that help support oil and gas companies seeking new energy discoveries. Our technologies and services help them derive more value from data, accelerate project timetables, and mitigate financial risks.
Our Vision
AGT will open the window to a dynamic future of energy exploration, in which highly sophisticated depth imaging technologies help oil and gas companies turn vast energy reserves deep below the surface into abundant resources that enhance quality of life and power economic growth.
Our Values
AGT is an entrepreneurial company that is using our collective geophysics technology expertise to shape the future of seismic imaging. We apply the knowledge of our carefully selected team to generate fast, cost-effective images of the highest available resolution and quality—including proprietary patent-pending technologies that allow us to obtain high-quality images in record times. By seeing far below the surface, oil and gas companies can secure the world’s energy future while protecting employees and the environment.
Description of Services
WHY AGT?
In today’s highly competitive, capital intensive oil and gas industry, competitive advantage goes to those who have the skills, resources and discipline to find untapped energy reserves in hard-to-reach places. AGT offers oil and gas companies and industry partners a DYNAMIC TEAM OF EXPERTS committed to bring unsurpassed resolution to these complex sub-surface environments.
By combining world-class expertise with innovative technologies, we deliver CUSTOM SOLUTIONS that help optimize energy exploration and investment. We use our knowledge of the world’s most challenging onshore and offshore locations to identify the most effective imaging technology for each site. And we apply our WORLD-CLASS COMPUTING POWER, UNPARALLELED SEISMIC PROCESSING ALGORITHMS AND UNIQUE IMAGE FLOW to turn your proprietary data into high-quality, three-dimensional sub-surface maps quickly and cost effectively.
With AGT, you also benefit from objective, impartial advice; technical proficiency; a passion for innovation; and TRUE COLLABORATION.
What we do
SERVICES:
- Seismic Imaging Service
AGT provides advanced, best-in-class seismic imaging services to Oil and Gas Companies.
- 3D RTM, Q-RTM & RTM GATHERS (ISO/VTI/TTI)
- AVO compliant offset and angle gathers (patentpending)
- Finite-difference Q-RTM (patent pending) 5X faster than traditional methods
- Affordable high frequency (e.g., 50Hz) 3D RTM angle
- Output every location in offset or angle domain.
- Azimuthal Imaging & Least Squares
- Least Squares QRTM, RTM
- 5-D INTERPOLATION (patent pending)
- POCS/MWNI
- Anti-leakage and Anti-aliasing
- Fills large data gaps
- FULL WAVEFORM INVERSION (Refraction/Reflection)
- Beat-Tone FWI algorithm that does not require low-frequency data (patent)
- Fast convergence rate (efficient computation of second-order derivative)
- Highly automatic algorithm, minimum user interaction
- Optimized workflows designed for various categories of seismic data with Q
- FWI Imaging
- 3D KIRCHHOFF DEPTH & TIME MIGRATION
- Q, (ISO/HTI/VTI), VTI/TTI Orthorhombic
- Designed for large 3D datasets and high-resolution
- OVT’s/Azimuthal Imaging
- Least Squares
- DIFFRACTION IMAGING
- Double stage
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FORWARD-MODELING – Full Physics
- Finite Element / Finite Difference.
- 3D Acquisition Design / Reservoir Properties
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3D TOMOGRAPHIC VELOCITY MODEL BUILDING WITH Q, ORTHORHOMBIC
- High-resolution tomography for small velocity anomalies
- Superior fault definition and improved image
- Global automatic residual depth move-out picking
- Geology structural conformed inversion
- Sub-salt velocity update with RTM dense angle gathers, shot index gathers and offset gathers
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MACHINE LEARNING: AI INITIATIVES
- Automatic First Break Picking/Salt Picking
- Full Waveform Inversion
- Noise Attenuation- Land
- Acoustic/Elastic, ISO/VTI/TTI/Orthorhombic, Q
- Large Scale Seismic Modeling Capability
- Surface/Seafloor Topography
- Variable Gridding
- VSP/Seafloor Multi-component Recording
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SIGNAL PROCESSING
- Refraction/Diving Tomography/Statics
- Residual Statics – non pilot based
- Deblending
- Deghosting/Debubble
- Noise, Ground Roll and Multiple Attenuation
- Bandwidth Extension/ Coherency
- SWD / SRME / IME (Data and Model Based)
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AVO- QEYE Labs
- AVO Gather Conditioning
- Well Log Correlation/ Phase Verification
- AVO Cross-plotting/Elastic Modeling
- Inversion and Rock Physics
- reflection energy suppression
Life at AGT, ADVANCED GEOPHYSICAL TECHNOLOGY
Technologies:
ADVANCED FORWARD MODELING TECHNOLOGY
- Low GPU-memory requirement (Patented)
- Acoustic/elastic
- Anisotropic
- Finite Element
- Arbritrary topography
- All Acquisition Types
- Survey Design
ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY
- PSTM - VTI/HTI
- PSDM - VTI/TTI/orthorhombic/Q
- RTM - VTI/TTI/Q (Patented)
- LSM/LSRTM
- Diffraction imaging
- AVO Compliant Offset Gather
- Multiple Imaging
SIGNAL PROCESSING
- 5D interpolation
- Bandwidth Extrapolation
- Ground-Roll Attenuation
- Statics Correction
MODEL BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
- High Resolution Velocity Tomography
- FWI (Patented)
- Refraction Tomography
AI-BASED SEISMIC PROCESSING
- DL-Based First Break Picking
- DL-Based Denoising
- DL-Based FWI Low Frequency Reconstruction
FACILITY / PRODUCT / DELIVERY
- Unique in-house HPC facility
- World-class GPU environment
- Time to Market Exceptional - Real time or near time testing of ideas and workflows
- Unique Time/Depth Parallel Interactive Processing Workflow
- Integrated Propriety Platform - NovaSeis
