Publication Name: AEGC 2021
Authors: Tim Dean, Matt Grant, Margarita Pavlova
Date Published: September 2021
Number of Pages: 4
Abstract:
BHP Coal acquired their first 3D seismic survey in 1998 at the Goonyella mine site. The survey covered an area of 1.6 km² and utilised a 360 channel cabled recording system and an explosive source to record 15 fold data. Since then BHP has acquired an additional 25 3D surveys across its various coal assets. In this paper we show how 3D seismic surveys have changed over the years, both at BHP coal and within the larger context of general developments in land seismic technology.