Two weeks off after 7 weeks in Oman. Can’t say I am complaining, Oman as always, is a pleasure to work in.
And the crew is BGP again – the same one I have dealt with before in Oman, so lots of friendly faces, good food and very comfortable.
There have been a few changes though; some of the senior staff have received well deserved promotions and are moving up the corporate ladder so to speak.
The biggest change on the crew though was the long overdue retirement of the dreaded Scorpion recording system. It has been replaced by a Sercel 428, which is a joy to work with.
I have been a bit critical of Sercel over the years, but they have done a good job on this system. I just hope they don’t rush another system out any time soon. They certainly don’t need to – there is essentially zero opposition at the moment. That’s not to say there won’t be some time in the future – Geospace’s cableless system looks like it might have some potential for example – but right now Sercel
can sit back and perfect whatever they are working on.
The block is like so many other locations of seismic surveys – boring as hell. This one is mostly dried subkha, with a few sand dunes thrown in to make it awkward. I doubt there are more than 6 trees in the entire block. The only wildlife I saw was a lonely jackrabbit, of all things, right on the edge of the block. No idea what he eats.
It looks like it will run for another couple of months, which suits me. In fact I hope we get an extension!