Fairfield Geotechnologies is a seismic service company focusing on data licensing and data processing as well as imaging, data analytics and data interpretation. It is headquartered in
Houston, Texas
Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...
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History
The company was founded in 1976 and immediately began its first 2D transition zone program in
Louisiana
Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...
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In 1989, it introduced its first, non-exclusive 3D survey.
In April 2005, the company acquired RFTrax.
In 2011, the company sold $30 million of seismic exploration equipment to
Apache Corporation.
In April 2018, the company acquired Geokinetics’ U.S. multiclient data library.
In December 2018, the company sold its seismic technologies business and a U.K. subsidiary to Norway’s Magseis ASA for $233 million.
See also
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List of oilfield service companies
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References
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1976 establishments in Texas
Oilfield services companies
Oil companies of the United States
Seismological observatories, organisations and projects
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