Emerson signs agreement for Its seismic interpretation software

Houston-based Emerson has signed a multi-year agreement with YPF S.A., an Argentinian energy company, for Emerson’s exploration and production (E&P) software for seismic data interpretation and visualization.

The software portfolio is designed to give YPF a holistic subsurface view of its reservoirs and exploration areas, leading to a collaborative and integrated seismic interpretation workflow for faster cycle-times. Emerson replaces other interpretation solutions at YPF and becomes its corporate interpretation software standard.

As the leading exploration and production company in Latin America, YPF produces almost 50 percent of the oil and 30 percent of the natural gas in Argentina.

“After an intensive technical and economical evaluation, we concluded that Emerson’s applications provide an interpretation platform that enables project integration, seismic interpreters’ collaboration and provides easy access to the corporate database while accommodating multiple users,” said Teresa Santana, chief geophysicist of YPF.

“This allows us to maximize the usage of data, reduce the seismic interpretation cycle-time to reach most accurate results in an integrated and collaborative way.”

YPF sees Emerson’s seismic interpretation solution — combining geophysics, geology, petrophysics and engineering — as an essential contributor to its drilling success. Due to the integrated environment, seismic interpreters will access a unique database and use modeling technology to validate their interpretation and to construct more representative models of the subsurface, Emerson says.