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March 2013

Contents

GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS 32 Why the fuss about broadband?

Andrew Long, of Petroleum GeoServices, explains the science behind broadband seismic and how it is changing the acquisition of high-resolution images using marine streamers.

37 A multi-client focus

Spectrum President and CEO Rune Eng discusses why the company is emerging as a key player in the multi-client marine seismic survey market and where Spectrum is heading.

DRILLING & COMPLETIONS 40 Home base 28 45

North Texas-based drill bit manufacturer Varel International Inc.

Cover Story found a home for its patented Acoustic Emissions Toughness

Testing (AETT) at its newly-opened Houston Technology Center,

The recovery challenge reports Audrey Leon.

Increased oil recovery techniques serve as enhancers for maximizing production from brown

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