An AGS survey vehicle working through dense terrain

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Practical recording solutions in all types of terrain.

Dense forest, open desert, cultivated farmland, populated villages, mountain and shallow water — each one changes the spread, the source and the safety case.

Vibroseis convoy raising dust across open scrub

A cleared line through bush with a drilling crew

Vibroseis trucks moving through a populated area

An AGS recording unit on rocky desert ground

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Open desert & scrub

Vibroseis convoys move fast over open ground. The limit is dust, heat and the distance between the camp and the block — not the geophysics.

DesertForest trackPopulatedDense bushShallow waterRock desert

Terrain model

The ground decides the spread.

Dune field, forested ridge, cultivated flat, shoreline. The receiver spread, the source and the safety case all change with the surface — which is why AGS carries cabled, distributed and cable-free systems rather than one of them.

Dune fieldForested ridgeCultivated flatShoreline

Survey line draped over a morphing terrain model

Gallery

Dynamite, vibroseis and shallow water operations.

Photographs from AGS crews in the field. Full-resolution originals and additional sets are held by the company and can be supplied on request.

Vibroseis trucks working a line — Vibroseis — recording a line

Drilling unit in dense bush — Dynamite — shot hole drilling

Crew laying geophones in long grass — Dense forest — laying the spread

Vibroseis fleet lined up — Fleet — mobilised on the block

Vibroseis convoy on a road — Populated areas — road transit

Shallow water cable boats — Shallow water — cable boats

Shallow water recorder barge — Shallow water — recording barge

Recording truck on a hillside — Recording unit

Vibroseis trucks in convoy — Vibroseis — transit

Cleared line through bush — Line clearing

Support vehicle in dense bush — Support — dense bush