Fairfield Geotechnologies

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.

Fairfield Geotechnologies
TypePrivately held company
IndustryOilfield services
Founded1976 (1976)
HeadquartersHouston, Texas
United States
Key people
Joe Dryer, CEO
Joseph Dryer, President
Jose Xavier, CFO
ParentFairfield-Maxwell Ltd. (Sugahara family)
Websitefairfieldgeo.com

History

The company was founded in 1976 and immediately began its first 2D transition zone program in Louisiana.

In 1989, it introduced its first, non-exclusive 3D survey.

In April 2005, the company acquired RFTrax.[1]

In 2011, the company sold $30 million of seismic exploration equipment to Apache Corporation.[2]

In April 2018, the company acquired Geokinetics’ U.S. multiclient data library.[3]

In December 2018, the company sold its seismic technologies business and a U.K. subsidiary to Norway’s Magseis ASA for $233 million.[4][5]

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