Ascend Geo, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aspect Energy, LLC, was established to develop a cost effective, flexible system for land-based seismic data acquisition, in response to Aspect’s rising seismic acquisition costs.
Basing the design on cable-free technology, Ascend Geo developed a commercial system for the market, the Ultra™ – a flexible, expandable, portable, continuous recording seismic acquisition system. Ultra™ has proven its value in the field as the most cost effective, performance-optimized system in the industry. The intelligent design offers acquisition contractors and oil and gas companies a flexible and realistic approach to higher density seismic imaging. One of the major benefits of Ascend's technology is that it is better for the environment than existing seismic data acquisition systems.
Proven to increase seismic crew productivity and profitability, Ultra delivers:
- Increased image density and spatial sampling by seamlessly extending conventional cabled systems or utilizing full cable-free surveys
- Lower acquisition costs by simplifying crew operations, reducing crew size and cycle time
- Flexibility for random deployment, access in urban and delicate environmental areas, and more efficient layout in rough and challenging terrain.
- Dramatically reduced weight, lower HS&E risks, and equipment requirements
The Ultra™ system provides companies the leverage they need to increase the channel count of their existing hardware, or to enter the cable-free market with a high channel-count capable system. Virtually any form of array-based or multi-component acquisition for standard or time-lapse imaging is supported. The Ultra™ System is well-suited for low impact seismic , surgical 3Ds, or large active and passive seismic acquisitions..
The flexibility, portability and environmental footprint of the Ultra™ System enabled Aspect Energy to successfully find and produce the first ever oil in Belize in 2005. The system is an integral tool in Aspect Energy’s development of their global resource plays in the US, Central America, and Hungary.
