Video series:
Candid conversations with land seismic experts
Echoes from the Field is a video series hosted by STRYDE’s CEO, Mike Popham, bringing you unscripted, real-world insights from the forefront of land seismic data acquisition.
In each episode, Mike sits down with leading geoscientists, field engineers, and exploration specialists - from STRYDE customers operating our nodal systems on the ground, to their end-users who rely on the seismic data to make critical subsurface decisions.
Through candid conversations, Mike uncovers the good, the bad, and the ugly of what real onshore seismic imaging projects entail. Our guests share first-hand experiences, discuss the operational challenges they face, and highlight the innovations changing the way seismic data is acquired and used.
From breakthroughs in technology and acquisition techniques, to honest reflections on productivity, safety, data quality, and project outcomes, this series offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the realities of modern land seismic operations.
With an unwavering commitment to customer success, CEO Bill Mooney and the team at Polaris Seismic have contributed to numerous world-class discoveries across Africa and beyond.
In this episode of our Echoes from the Field series, STRYDE CEO Mike Popham sits down with Bill to go behind the shot and explore:
The origin story of Polaris Seismic and their vision for the future
The day-to-day challenges faced by crews operating in some of the world’s toughest environments
How Polaris invests in local communities, creating sustainable benefits and a lasting positive legacy
Best practices and lessons learned from delivering seismic campaigns across Africa and Pakistan
How STRYDE technology has transformed survey efficiency and elevated data quality across their projects
For years, operators in the Delaware Basin faced the same frustrating reality: complex near-surface geology made deep reservoir imaging unreliable. Many eventually gave up, concluding “Seismic can’t help us here.”
In this episode of our Echoes from the Field series, STRYDE CEO Mike Popham sits down with Fairfield’s geoscience experts, Bruce and Andrew, to go behind the shot and unpack:
What Fairfield is doing in the Permian and the imaging challenges they’ve encountered
Insights from the ultra-high-density seismic survey they acquired - and how improved near-surface sampling transformed their ability to illuminate the reservoir
A comparison of the three receiver technologies used during the survey and how each influenced data quality
Key lessons learned and how these insights are shaping their plans for future exploration
High-resolution land seismic acquisition was previously constrained by cost, crew size, and practical limits on density. Real-time QC was often seen as a “necessity”, and high-density surveys were considered unrealistic for many.
In this episode of our Echoes from the Field series, Mike Popham sits down with former Exploration Manager and land seismic contractor Chris Einchcomb to unpack:
The real-world operational challenges that led Chris to get involved in STRYDE’s development when he was at Rosneft
Why real-time QC is no longer required for modern land seismic acquisition
How these advances are enabling true quantitative geophysics and opening new opportunities for the next generation of geophysicists and explorers to visualise the subsurface more accurately, efficiently, and confidently
