New Features and Enhancements

With the introduction of the new Digital Sensor RAM (remote acquisition module), ARIES II now supports VectorSeis multicomponent digital sensors in addition to analog geophones. This added feature expands the functionality of the ARIES II recording system in complex reservoirs, where geophysical contractors can benefit from multicomponent data that reveals valuable information such as fracture orientation or lithology determination.

The ARIES II system also provides continuous recording functionality for microseismic and high productivity vibroseis operations. ARIES II supports high channel count, source-driven HPVS acquisitions, making it an ideal choice for the robust, image-driven surveys that are particularly important in various parts of North America, Africa, and the Middle East. Coupled with Vib Pro with HDR Technology, ARIES II efficiently meets the operational demands of today’s mega-channel super crews. In addition, the ARIES II system continues to deliver the operational flexibility to efficiently manage:

• Analog geophones using RAM or VectorSeis multicomponent digital sensors with DSRAM independently
• Efficient 2D, high-density 3D, or time-lapse 4D seismic programs
• Mixed-mode acquisition for vibroseis, dynamite, and/or airgun operations
• Mixed-receiver mode for hydrophones, geophones, or multicomponent analog sensors
• A variety of operating environments including transition zone, Arctic, desert, swamp and mangrove, grassland, or mountainous terrain

ARIES II

INOVA’s ARIES II is the most rugged and reliable cable-based seismic acquisition system on the market for onshore and transition zone seismic. With the fiber optic base line, ARIES II has the capacity to accommodate 50,000 channels at 2 ms sample rate to support dense 3D surveys while providing out-of-the-box simplicity, imperative for rapid 2D acquisition.

• Rugged – ground electronics are manufactured from bullet-proof polycarbonates, aircraft grade aluminum, and stainless steel
• Reliable – ARIES II is designed to maximize return on investment by reducing equipment related downtime and minimizing the impact of harsh environmental and operational conditions
• Real – Patchview, a concept from users brought to life through innovation, enables intuitive, real-time, visual QC of more than 10,000 traces with 100% accuracy based on user-defined geophysical parameters for ambient noise, signal RMS, signal-to-noise ratio, and adjacent trace RMS comparison
• Efficient – simplified network telemetry provides automatic network load balancing and transmission speed detection to streamline operations and route data in the most efficient manner possible