Borehole Seismic Specialists · Human-Primary · AI-Augmented

Global Expertise. Uncompromising Accuracy.

Borehole Microseismic Picking: Human Expertise, AI-Augmented Speed

Algorithms clear the noise and flag events. Our experienced geophysicists make every final pick — backed by a named, accountable senior sign-off on every delivered dataset. Need custom tooling? Our in-house software team builds bespoke workflows, dashboards, and data pipelines with real geophysical domain knowledge.

>95%

Correlation with
client standards

60%

Cost reduction vs
onshore processing

24/7

Overnight delivery
by 06:00 UTC

Multi-disciplinary
specialists

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CHANNEL 14 — LIVE TRACE VIEWQA: VALIDATED ✓

P-Wave Pick

1.342 s

S-Wave Pick

1.589 s

SNR

14.7 dB

Move-Out

Validated ✓

AI Pre-flag

Accepted

Senior Audit

Signed ✓

ARRAY — ALL 8 CHANNELSMOVE-OUT ALIGNMENT IN PROGRESS

The problem with fully automated borehole picking

Models trained on generic datasets miss borehole-specific noise signatures
No contextual understanding of local geology or reservoir mechanics
False positives propagate through the event catalog unchecked
No accountable audit trail — indefensible in peer review
Black-box output creates liability risk for reservoir engineers

The Veritas Seismic difference

AI pre-conditioning flags events and reduces analyst triage time by 10×
Every pick made and validated by a trained geophysicist — not an algorithm
Tri-Stage Validation Framework with named senior sign-off on every dataset
Full move-out validation against client velocity model before delivery
Complete QA/QC documentation and audit trail delivered with every file

Signal Intelligence

From Raw Borehole Data to Clean Event Catalogs

Our AI pre-conditioning engine suppresses coherent and incoherent noise across all borehole receiver channels before a single human picks up a cursor. The result: analysts work on clean signal — not noise archaeology.

The graphic shows a real pre-conditioning pass: raw field trace (top), AI-conditioned output (middle), and the human-validated pick with P-wave marker (bottom). Signal-to-noise improvement is typically 8–14 dB across array channels.

① Raw (noisy) ② AI-conditioned ③ Human pick

Core Service

Borehole Event Picking: The Three-Phase Workflow

Machine speed without sacrificing human judgment. Every phase documented, every decision accountable, every delivery signed.

⚡ Phase 01
AI LAYER

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🎯 Phase 02
HUMAN LAYER

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✅ Phase 03
SENIOR AUDIT

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📦 Delivery
BY 06:00 UTC

AI Layer

Phase 01

AI Pre-Conditioning

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Proprietary noise reduction suppresses coherent and incoherent noise across all channels. Automated event flagging reduces analyst triage time by 10× — without making a single pick.

Noise ReductionEvent FlaggingSNR Enhancement

Human Layer

Phase 02

Human Execution

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Experienced geophysicists manually pick all P-wave and S-wave arrivals on pre-conditioned traces. Move-out validation against client velocity models is performed before any event enters the catalog.

P/S Wave PickingMove-Out ValidationCatalog QC

Senior Audit

Phase 03

Tri-Stage Validation

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A named Senior Geophysicist performs the final audit: statistical validation against client datasets, cross-channel consistency checks, and a signed delivery document — guaranteeing >95% correlation.

Statistical AuditCross-Channel QCSigned Delivery

QA/QC Framework

The Tri-Stage Validation Framework

We don't believe in black-box seismic interpretation. Our proprietary process combines advanced AI-driven data conditioning with the expert judgment of trained geophysicists — so every pick in your catalog is verified, and every fracture modeling decision is made with absolute confidence.

Tri-Stage Validation Framework infographic

Veritas Seismic Tri-Stage Validation Framework — AI-Augmented, Human-Verified Microseismic Picking

Stage 01 / 03

AI Layer

Adaptive Phase Identification

AI-Augmented Pre-Processing

Our internal ML models rapidly filter high-frequency noise and pre-condition the continuous dataset — reducing the signal space a human analyst must evaluate by an order of magnitude.

✓ Rapid AI noise rejection targeting equipment interference

✓ Automatic P & S first-arrival flagging

✓ Dynamic waveform incoherence detection

Noise reduction before human triage

~10× analyst triage time reduction

Stage 02 / 03

Human Layer

Expert Manual Execution

The Human-in-the-Loop Differentiator

A trained geophysicist, supported by the 20-person multi-disciplinary team, performs all final event picks using multi-window analysis and hypocycloidal move-out alignment.

✓ Manual P & S first-arrival picking with multi-window analysis

✓ Hypocycloidal move-out alignment across sensor array

✓ Rigorous signal-to-noise gating — no false positives

Events passing without re-pick

>96% accepted on first human pass

Stage 03 / 03

Senior Audit

Senior Geophysical Audit (SGA)

The Final Verdict

A Senior Geophysical Specialist with 5+ years of experience performs a structured blind re-pick audit before any catalog is released. A <2ms variance threshold is strictly enforced.

✓ Blind re-pick of 10% of all events by Senior Specialist

✓ <2ms variance threshold — full recall if exceeded

✓ 100% compliance with client-defined project rules

Correlation with client internal standard

>95% delivered correlation guarantee

Beyond Picking

Full-Spectrum Geoscience & Software Capability

Our 20-person team goes far beyond event picking. Data engineering, machine learning, and custom software development — built by developers with real geophysical domain knowledge. Your stack, your standards.

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Data Science & Big Data

Industrial-scale geophysical data engineering for teams managing petabytes of seismic records and multi-vintage survey archives.

→ SEGY / SEG-D structuring and cloud migration
→ Multi-survey attribute unification pipelines
→ Predictive analytics on production seismicity
→ AWS / Azure data warehouse architecture

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Applied Machine Learning

Human-in-the-loop labeling and model training to build proprietary ML capabilities directly into your internal processing workflows.

→ Expert-labeled seismic training datasets
→ Human-in-the-loop annotation pipelines
→ Model validation against domain standards
→ Continuous retraining and drift monitoring

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Custom Software Development

Bespoke internal tooling built by full-stack developers with geophysical domain knowledge — a combination nearly impossible to hire for onshore.

→ QA/QC dashboards and event visualization tools
→ Automated field-to-office data pipelines
→ Real-time event monitoring interfaces
→ Reporting automation and audit trail systems

In-House Software

Tools We've Built

Our full-stack developers don't just support the picking workflow — they build the infrastructure around it. Every tool below was designed and shipped in-house, with direct input from the geophysicists who use it daily.

QA/QC · Live

Borehole QA/QC Dashboard

Real-time event validation interface used daily by our picking team. Channel-by-channel pick review, move-out overlay, and batch sign-off with full audit trail export.

ReactWebGLPython APISEGY Parser

Pipeline · Automated

Field-to-Office Data Pipeline

Fully automated ingestion-to-delivery pipeline. Handles SEGY/SEG-D format normalization, routes data through AI pre-conditioning, and delivers signed catalogs at 06:00 UTC without manual handoffs.

PythonNode.jsAWS S3SEGY/SEG-D

Monitoring · Real-Time

Real-Time Event Monitor

Live event visualization interface showing incoming microseismic events on a spatial map with automatic severity classification, per-channel SNR readout, and instant analyst alert routing.

WebSocketsD3.jsPostgreSQLML Classifier

About the Team

A Strategic Capability Hub, Not Outsourced Labor

Twenty specialists in a unified 24/7 ecosystem. Geophysicists who have spent careers in the field, working alongside data engineers, AI researchers, and full-stack developers — all under one operational structure with a single quality standard.

The offshore model is not a compromise. It is the mechanism that makes 24/7 overnight delivery (by 06:00 UTC) and 60% cost reduction vs onshore processing possible simultaneously — with zero degradation in output quality.

Geophysicists

P/S wave specialists, move-out experts, and QA/QC leads

Data Engineers

SEGY/SEG-D specialists, cloud architects, and pipeline engineers

AI / ML Specialists

Model developers and human-in-the-loop annotation architects

Full-Stack Developers

Bespoke tooling, dashboards, and field-to-office automation

Senior Geophysicist — Gulf & North Sea

QA/QC Lead · P/S Wave Specialist

14 years field and processing experience across deepwater Gulf of Mexico and UK North Sea borehole programs. Certified in advanced move-out analysis; leads all blind re-pick audits and senior sign-offs.

Principal Data Engineer — Unconventionals

Pipeline Architect · SEGY/SEG-D Lead

10 years building seismic data infrastructure for major unconventional operators in the Permian and Haynesville. Designed the automated field-to-office pipeline handling 300+ well datasets per quarter.

24/7 Coverage ModelOPS ACTIVE

Night Shift (UTC)

00–08

Day Shift

08–16

Evening Shift

16–24

Client Delivery

06:00

Comparable Onshore

$180k+

per analyst / year

Veritas Seismic Model

60% Less

same output quality

Field-to-Office Data Pipeline — Live Status

How We Work Together

Engagement Models Without Guesswork

No hard pricing on this page — every borehole program has different data volumes, quality targets, and delivery cadences. What we can tell you is how we structure engagements, so you know what to expect before the first conversation.

Model 01

Per-Event Catalog

Priced per picked event · No minimum commitment

→ Ideal for pilot programs and exploratory wells
→ Full Tri-Stage Validation on every delivery
→ Scales naturally with event density
→ 48-hour pilot turnaround; overnight in production

Request a pilot →

Model 02 · Most Common

Per-Well Program

Fixed scope per well · Defined SLA & delivery spec

→ Best fit for multi-well pads and ongoing campaigns
→ Aligned to your internal velocity model from day one
→ Named Senior Geophysicist assigned to program
→ Structured QA/QC report per well deliverable

Start the conversation →

Model 03

Retainer + Software

Monthly retainer · Includes custom tooling hours

→ Reserved analyst & developer capacity each month
→ Ongoing custom dashboard and pipeline development
→ Priority turnaround and dedicated account lead
→ Best value for high-volume or multi-program operators

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No lock-in contracts required on first engagement. All models begin with a no-cost, no-commitment 48-hour pilot test. Full engagement guide →

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Request a No-Risk Pilot Test

Send us a representative borehole dataset. We'll return a fully processed, QA/QC-validated, signed event catalog within 48 hours — at no cost and no commitment. (Production jobs deliver overnight by 06:00 UTC.)

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You Send the Data

Any format: SEGY, SEG-D, or proprietary. We handle ingestion and pre-conditioning.

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We Process to Your Standard

Our team aligns to your internal picking style and velocity model before beginning.

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You Evaluate the Output

Full event catalog, signed QA/QC document, and correlation statistics. Within 48 hours.