CGG has completed processing of the Bade FALCON airborne gravity gradiometer multiclient survey it recently conducted within the Papua Foreland Basin in Indonesia, according to a press release.
CGG acquired more than 28,000 sq km (10,810 sq miles) of FALCON AGG data over onshore acreage in a highly underexplored region of West Papua along trend from multitrillion-cubic-foot gas fields and recent oil discoveries in Papua New Guinea.
The FALCON system measures minute changes in the Earth's gravity using both helicopter and fixed-wing platforms.
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