{"id":"iraq-sumer-two-dimensional-seismic-survey-completed-2026","canonicalSlug":"iraq-sumer-two-dimensional-seismic-survey-completed-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/iraq-sumer-two-dimensional-seismic-survey-completed-2026","language":"en","title":"Iraq completes Sumer 2D seismic fieldwork ahead of schedule","summary":"The survey for Sinopec covers 1,210.05 line kilometres in Muthanna and finishes 33 days before the planned deadline.","body":["Iraq's Oil Exploration Company announced on 25 July 2026 that its third seismic team had completed fieldwork for the Sumer two-dimensional survey in Muthanna province. The project was carried out for Sinopec and covered 1,210.05 line kilometres. The company reported that field recording took 87 days, compared with a contractual period of 120 days, completing the work 33 days ahead of schedule.","The official account dates the contract to 24 March and the start of field activity to 17 April. It describes the use of vibrators as the seismic energy source. Desert terrain and unexploded ordnance were identified among the field challenges. These details concern acquisition conditions and execution performance; they do not supply the subsurface interpretation or demonstrate that a commercial hydrocarbon discovery has been made.","Two-dimensional seismic data can support decisions about exploration targets and later well placement. A completed acquisition program is therefore relevant to the pipeline of potential drilling work. However, the survey distance is measured in line kilometres and should not be treated as an area in square kilometres or as a number of wells. Interpretation and subsequent exploration decisions remain distinct stages from the field recording that the company says it completed.","For business-intelligence users, the disclosure provides a client, contractor, project area, survey method, acquisition scale and schedule comparison. It does not disclose contract value, discovered reserves, drilling commitments or exact future well coordinates. The early finish is a reported delivery result, not evidence of additional oil output. Later processing, interpretation and operator plans would be needed to assess how the dataset changes exploration priorities. Keeping those steps separate preserves the value of the completion milestone without overstating its geological implications."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Iraq completes Sumer 2D seismic fieldwork ahead of schedule\n\nThe survey for Sinopec covers 1,210.05 line kilometres in Muthanna and finishes 33 days before the planned deadline.\n\nIraq's Oil Exploration Company announced on 25 July 2026 that its third seismic team had completed fieldwork for the Sumer two-dimensional survey in Muthanna province. The project was carried out for Sinopec and covered 1,210.05 line kilometres. The company reported that field recording took 87 days, compared with a contractual period of 120 days, completing the work 33 days ahead of schedule.\n\nThe official account dates the contract to 24 March and the start of field activity to 17 April. It describes the use of vibrators as the seismic energy source. Desert terrain and unexploded ordnance were identified among the field challenges. These details concern acquisition conditions and execution performance; they do not supply the subsurface interpretation or demonstrate that a commercial hydrocarbon discovery has been made.\n\nTwo-dimensional seismic data can support decisions about exploration targets and later well placement. A completed acquisition program is therefore relevant to the pipeline of potential drilling work. However, the survey distance is measured in line kilometres and should not be treated as an area in square kilometres or as a number of wells. Interpretation and subsequent exploration decisions remain distinct stages from the field recording that the company says it completed.\n\nFor business-intelligence users, the disclosure provides a client, contractor, project area, survey method, acquisition scale and schedule comparison. It does not disclose contract value, discovered reserves, drilling commitments or exact future well coordinates. The early finish is a reported delivery result, not evidence of additional oil output. Later processing, interpretation and operator plans would be needed to assess how the dataset changes exploration priorities. Keeping those steps separate preserves the value of the completion milestone without overstating its geological implications.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-07-25","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-03T15:15:00+03:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-03T15:15:00+03:00","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-07-25","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Iraq Oil Exploration Company","url":"https://www.oec.oil.gov.iq/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D9%83-%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B7-%D8%A8-33-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/","checkedAt":"2026-10-03","publishedAt":"2026-07-25"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/iraq-sumer-two-dimensional-seismic-survey-completed-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/iraq-sumer-two-dimensional-seismic-survey-completed-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/iraq-sumer-two-dimensional-seismic-survey-completed-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/iraq-sumer-two-dimensional-seismic-survey-completed-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/iraq-sumer-two-dimensional-seismic-survey-completed-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/iraq-sumer-two-dimensional-seismic-survey-completed-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/iraq-sumer-two-dimensional-seismic-survey-completed-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[{"id":"country-iq","type":"country","countryCode":"IQ","name":{"en":"Iraq","tr":"Irak","ar":"العراق","fr":"Irak","es":"Irak","ru":"Ирак","pt":"Iraque"},"context":{"en":"Country context of the report, not an exact well location. The cited source supplies no verified well coordinates.","tr":"Haberin ülke bağlamıdır; kesin kuyu konumu değildir. Kaynak doğrulanmış kuyu koordinatı sağlamıyor.","ar":"سياق البلد للخبر، لا موقع بئر دقيق. لا يقدم المصدر إحداثيات آبار موثقة.","fr":"Contexte national du reportage, pas emplacement exact d’un puits. La source ne fournit pas de coordonnées vérifiées.","es":"Contexto nacional del informe, no ubicación exacta de un pozo. La fuente no proporciona coordenadas verificadas.","ru":"Страна указана для контекста материала, а не как точное местоположение скважины. Цитируемый источник не предоставляет проверенных координат скважин.","pt":"A localização indica o país referido no artigo, não a posição exata de um poço. A fonte citada não fornece coordenadas verificadas dos poços."},"source":{"name":"Iraq Oil Exploration Company","url":"https://www.oec.oil.gov.iq/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D9%83-%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B7-%D8%A8-33-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/","checkedAt":"2026-10-03"}}],"wellIndustry":{"sector":"oil-gas","signal":"operational-result","activities":["exploration"],"metrics":[],"source":{"name":"Iraq Oil Exploration Company","url":"https://www.oec.oil.gov.iq/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D9%83-%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B7-%D8%A8-33-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/","checkedAt":"2026-10-03"},"reviewedAt":"2026-10-03T12:03:26+00:00"}}