Between September 2019 and April 2020, The Geophysical Institute of Israel executed a Land 2D and 3D seismic project in the Fiume Tellaro concession in Sicily, Italy. 

During the project 167 sqkm of 3D seismic data and 225 lkm of 2D seismic data were acquired. The work area was dominated by agricultural fields, orchards and olive groves with many bridges, historic stone walls and modern gates dividing them. The topography is hilly and steep in some locations. During this project, The GII operated a Vibroseis and Node based crew equipped with the INOVA Quantum recording system and 5 Mini Vibroseis (UniVib 1 PLS 326) energy sources made by INOVA Geophysical. To complement the seismic data, LVL, gravity and magnetic data acquisition crews were operated as well. 

GII executed strict HSE protocols in line with industry standards and strict Italian regulations. Furthermore, the project culminated at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and GII's crew and personnel underwent rigorous training and working procedure re-structuring to minimize inter-human contact. The project ended with ZERO COVID-19 infections. 

Between September 2019 and April 2020, The Geophysical Institute of Israel executed a Land 2D and 3D seismic project in the Fiume Tellaro concession in Sicily, Italy. 

During the project 167 sqkm of 3D seismic data and 225 lkm of 2D seismic data were acquired. The work area was dominated by agricultural fields, orchards and olive groves with many bridges, historic stone walls and modern gates dividing them. The topography is hilly and steep in some locations. During this project, The GII operated a Vibroseis and Node based crew equipped with the INOVA Quantum recording system and 5 Mini Vibroseis (UniVib 1 PLS 326) energy sources made by INOVA Geophysical. To complement the seismic data, LVL, gravity and magnetic data acquisition crews were operated as well. 

GII executed strict HSE protocols in line with industry standards and strict Italian regulations. Furthermore, the project culminated at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and GII's crew and personnel underwent rigorous training and working procedure re-structuring to minimize inter-human contact. The project ended with ZERO COVID-19 infections. 

March 29, 2020

COVID-19 Impact  - Letter to Our Partners

As the global pandemic develops, we are all impacted. The Geophysical Institute of Israel remains committed to our employees, clients, partners and suppliers in maintaining the highest level of activity possible within Health and Safety guidelines. Our TOP priority is the personal health and safety of all our stakeholders, employees and families and taking part in slowing the spread of Coronavirus.

Within this environment of personal and economic uncertainty, it is important to keep adjusting flexibly. It is also important to keep processes in motion to allow swift return to full capacity when the situation improves and permits.

We are still operating and able to support your needs:

1. Our office is active with essential personnel only and our full team is remotely connected. You shouldn’t experience any significant delay in response time to your requests.

2. We are restricting work travel of all GII personnel in order to combat further viral spread. Although this may impact the direct support in field, we have technology in place to support you remotely.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us so we can manage your needs.

We will continue to keep all our stakeholders informed as the situation evolves via email, on our Website and on Linkedin

Stay safe,

The Geophysical Institute of Israel

Starting 01 January 2020 the Seismological Division will be part of the Geological Survey of Israel. 

The Seismological Division conducts 24/7 monitoring of earthquakes and ground tremors. 

Visit the division's website at: http://seis.gii.co.il

Visit the Geological Survey of Israel's website at: www.gsi.gov.il

The GII is proud to update its Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) management systems to adhere to ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 14001:2018. Making sure that our crew, suppliers, clients, sub-contractors, the local inhabitants and environment are kept safe is our top priority. Learn more about the emphasis we put on HSE here. 

Interpretation requires experience. Since 1957 the GII has been leading exploration campaigns and its senior geophysicists have seen it all. Specializing in both onshore or offshore data, as well as complex merges in Transition Zones, we are able to provide the experience is required for top-tier exploration programs. 

Our team is made up of seasoned and experienced seismic processing experts who have worked on the full cycle value chain from the field to the board room. This means we understand the nuances of seismic acquisition and how they influence the processing and interpretation workflow. Furthermore, this means that we understand that exploration is not merely a scientific exercise but must be a cost-effective focused endeavor to answer the right questions in the shortest time.

Most importantly, we work closely with your project managers, geophysicists and geologists to create processing outcomes that are grounded and tied to the reality underground. 

We offer a range of seismic interpretation related services including:

• 2D and 3D seismic interpretation
• Attribute analysis
• AVO studies
• Wavelet extraction and synthetics
• Depth conversion

Special Tasks

Our team can provide special seismic interpretation tasks, including structural, stratigraphic and volume interpretation. Particularly:

• Regional scale seismic mapping
• Detailed reservoir scale stratigraphic investigations
• Comprehensive geometric and physical seismic data attributes
• Synthetic modeling
• Time-to-depth conversion 
• Multi-survey interpretation

Qualitative Interpretation

• 2D/3D seismic data interpretation & mapping
• Velocity maps & velocity modelling
• Generation of synthetic seismograms
• Domain conversion (time-to-depth maps) using well velocities
• Preparing Isopach maps by calculating the formation thickness

Since its inception in 1957, the GII has performed thousands of geophysical projects in Israel.

Highlighted projects from the last decade: 

• 2015: 2D Seismic vibroseis acquisition project in the south Golan Heights for Afek Oil & Gas Ltd over rough basaltic volcanic terrain.
• 2013: 2D Seismic vibroseis acquisition and processing for Zion Oil & Gas in the Sharon area at the YOSEF License encompassing urban and rural environments and night work. 
• 2013: 2D Seismic vibroseis and Gravity acquisition for Zerach O&G Exploration LTD. (Acquired by Energy Texas) on the ZERACH-400 permit near Masadda on the Dead Sea shores. The survey encompassed both land and hydrophone acquisition in extreme salt and heat conditions of the dead-sea.
• 2013: Integrated Land-Marine 2D seismic survey for Dead Sea Works Ltd in the region of Nahal Ze'elim. The objective was High-Resolution structural mapping for faults and sink-holes. sub-surface struceure
• 2013: On behalf of the Dead Sea Preservation Governmental Company a deep High-Resolution seismic acquisition survey with vibroseis energy sources was located in the vicinity of the Ein Boqek Hotels. with the aim of delineating tectonic faults. The GII was awarded the processing as well. 
• 2012: The GII was awarded an explosive seismic acquisition and processing survey by Zion Oil & Gas from Ashdot Ya'akov to Isaschar Heights. The Dynamite crew used 140 drill holes, each of 15 meters depth.
• 2011: 2D Seismic acquisition and processing project with Explosive sources accompanied by a Gravity survey was executed for GINKO and Zerach O&G Exploration LTD. The survey was conducted on the ORLY permit near the city of Arad, 240 drill-holes of 10 meters depth were used.
• 2008: 2D seismic acquisition survey for Castle Drilling Co. Ltd along the mediterranean sea shore near the city of Ashkelon.
• 2007: 2D seismic acquisition and processing for Zion Oil & Gas on their Asher-Menashe license along the Israeli coastal plain near the Carmel mountain range.

Contact us for a full list of projects.

During 2011 and 2012, The Geophysical Institute of Israel (GII) carried out a vast seismic acquisition project in the Ethiopia for SOUTHWEST ENERGY (UK) Ltd.

The project was executed in the Ogaden Desert license (Blocks 9, 9A and 13) and consisted of of 27 2D seismic lines with a total length of 1641 Km. 

The flat terrain were ideal for GII's desert Vibroseis crew. The vast amounts of data were fully in-field processed and 2D stacks were produced on a daily basis as work progressed. The project was accompanied by Low Velocity Layer (LVL) surveys using Refraction and Downhole techniques.

As usual in our overseas projects, the GII employed nearly 100 local workers from the villages in the prospect area. The local team trained in technical and Health, Safety and Environment procedures and became part of the seismic crew - contributing to the success of this seismic project.

Security forces of the Ethiopian Army escorted the seismic crew, maintaining a secure and safe environment throughout the project.

The Geophysical Institute of Israel has conducted several complex seismic acquisition projects in North-East India for different clients of the Oil and Gas Industry.

• 2008: The GII performed a very logistically complex 3D seismic project in the Kharsang oil field, Arunachal Pradesh state, India. The hilly-jungle environment required careful use of explosives and hand-held portable high-power drill rigs. The project was conducted for GeoEnpro Petroleum Ltd.
• 2007: The GII acquired a 146 line km 2D seismic project in the prolific Assam/Arakan basin of Northeast India for Canoro Resources Ltd of Canada. 
• 2005: The GII executed a 2D seismic project spanning 150 line km in West Tripura for Jubilant Enpro Ltd.
• 2002 - 2003: The GII acquired a 115 line kilometer 2D seismic survey in mountainous jungle environment of Assam for Premier Oil Ltd., U.K.

The Geophysical Institute of Israel has executed 5 seismic acquisition projects in Italy. Furthermore, 2 advanced 3D seismic processing projects have been completed. 

• In 2004 The GII acquired two Very High Resolution 2D seismic surveys in Italy for Gas Della Concordia and Edison Gas, with a total of 50 line kilometers. 
• In 2008 and 2009 two High Resolution Water Based 2D seismic surveys were performed for Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc and for Pentex using special HydraPulse seismic sources. 
• Leading Oil and Gas companies Enel and Agip are also long time customers of GII for multi-year advanced 3D data processing.

Contact us or our Agent in Italy (GEPlan Consulting) to see how we can support your project.