A Brief History and Recent Advances of Seismic Technology in Mexico

A brief history and recent advances of seismic technology in Mexico Efrain Mendez-Hernandez; Pemex Exploracion y Produccion Abstract Seismic technology has played an important role contributing to incorporate new reserves and opening frontiers in appraisal and reservoir characterization in Mexico during last century. Although offshore 3D seismic has been successfully employed during more than twenty years its use was extended onshore just at the mid 90’s. So far 3D surveys account for 95% of both onshore and offshore seismic activity in Mexico under contract basis. In 1997 the Mexican oil government company reorganized its seismic data processing activities to create