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`Objective
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`° To deliver the key messages
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`° The messages must deliver our value proposition
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`Key messages
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`° Steerable streamers add definable value for both for Oilcos and seismic
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`contractors
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`° The use of steerable streamers is increasing year on year and becoming a
`requirement for many surveys
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`° Extracting the value from steering capability is complex and requires
`expenence
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`°
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`Its extremely important to select the best overall solution to extract the value
`and mitigate the risk of failure
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`° Sercel are behind ION in their capability, experience and understanding and
`are thus a higher risk choice
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`°
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`lON's positioning and control product toolkit in combination with Orca is clearly
`the best business and technical solution to deliver value and mitigate risk
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`Message 6
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`°
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`|ON’s positioning and control product toolkit in combination with Orca
`is clearly the best business and technical solution to deliver value and
`mitigate risk
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`— Lots of experience
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`° Many surveys 3D and 4D already shot, different vessels all over the world
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`— Large market share
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`°
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`Install base, large number of clients (all except WG) , lots of units in the field
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`— Used and by accepted by major Oilcos
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`° Number of surveys
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`ION — Divisions
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`ION Geophysical
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`Marine Imaging
`Systems
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`Seismic Imaging
`Solutions
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`Integrated Seismic
`Solutions
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`INOVA Land
`Systems **
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`2009 Rev $420M
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`** JV ION 49% BGP 51%
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`[5]
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`ION739867
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`ION Marine: Strong Foundation
`
`
`‘E.
`.--,
`WESTERN GEOPHYSICAL
`rs; _., _
`Exploration Products Group
`”“I
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`1995
`Acquisition &
`source systems
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`1998
`Spread positioning
`systems
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`Navigation &
`data management
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`New Orleans, LA USA /Stafford, TX
`230 employees
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`Edinburgh, Scotland
`95 employees
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`° Unrivaled Heritage and most Experienced Innovators in the industry
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`°
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`ION equipment and software is installed on most towed streamer vessels
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`
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`ION Marine: Award-winning, Creative Team
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`° Experienced and Talented people, critical to R&D success
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`— 1,300+ combined years of experience
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`— 16 years of experience on average
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`° Dedicated Field Service Engineer (FSE) Support
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`— 33 Full time FSE based in US and UK
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`— 5 Mathematicians
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`° Continually working on SW and HW development, we have
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`— 57 Software Engineers
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`— 20 Electrical Engineers
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`— 18 Mechanical Engineers
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`
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`Dale Lambert
`VP, Engineering
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`David Cespedes
`SW Engine‘-Hing M97
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`John Grant
`Director, Development
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`ION739869
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`ION Marine: Innovation & Evolution
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`Compelling synergies
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`
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`across product offerings
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`
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`Software
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`H a
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`...............,,
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`Expert integration of
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`proven technologies
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`1970
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`1980
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`1990
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`2000
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`2010
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`ION739870
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`ION Marine: History of Innovation
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`40 Years of
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`° 1988: CompassB|RD
`— THE depth control s stem for 20
`years with 99% mar et share
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`2004: VectorSeis Ocean
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`— Leading re-deployable OBC system
`with 5 systems sold
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`° 1993: Spectra, Sprint, and Reflex
`— First command and control s stem
`of its kind with 75%_market s are
`gained since inception
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`° 1993: DigiRANGE
`— Most popular acoustic ranging
`system, 50% market share
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`° 2003: DigiSHOT
`— Leading digital source control, 26
`systems installed by end of 2009
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`
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`2006: Orca
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`— Next gen _comm_and and control
`system with 34 installations
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`2007: DigiF|N
`— Leading streamer steerin s stem,
`3000 units sold at the en 0 2009
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`2008: DigiSTREAMER
`I
`— 3 systems sold in < 2 years, gel
`construction with continuous recording
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`2009: Arctic Program
`— ION successfully utilised technologies
`in harsh Arctic for second season
`[10]
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`ION739871
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`ION Marine: Intellectual Property Portfolio
`Innovxationzi %
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`40 Years of
`
`
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`Optical Compass
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`CompassBlRD during calibration
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`3-Axis Sensor Cube
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`° Strong team of legal experts protect
`and defend |ON’s intellectual property
`
`° 225 patents granted to date
`
`° 100 patents filed and pending approval
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`'I!Eh::‘lDI'S-EiS® Vectorsels MEMS
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`DigiF|N
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`Orca Feather Prediction
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`Accelerometer
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`[11]
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`ION739872
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 11
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`ION Steering System Successful Worldwide
`Overcomes Challenges of 50+ Complex Marine Programs
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`Time-lapse (4D)
`North Sea
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`[13]
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`ION739874
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 13
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`ION Steering System — Oil Co Approved
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`° The following oil companies have used DigiF|N and Orca streamer
`steering on numerous complex 3D, 4D, WAZ, and MAZ surveys
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`
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`BG GROUP
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`DigiFlN — Leading Streamer Steering System
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`Orca — Leading High-end System
`Installed base vessels (10+ streamers
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`PGS Ramform Challenger
`PGS Ramform Want
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`CGGV Vantage
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`Leading Systems Market Share
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`Lateral Control Market Share
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`Acoustic Market Share
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`61%
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`525252 ION other
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`2 Other
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`Command & Control Market Share
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`Depth Control Market Share
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`76%
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`— ION inline acoustic test shortly to commence
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`— eBird still under test with PGS
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`— X2 Nautilus + DigiB|RD systems operational
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`Evolution of Streamer Steering Capability
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`° 2004: WesternGeco introduces Q-FIN
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`— Single device 2 wing design. Requires DigiCOURSE Birds (Compass& Depth Control)
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`— For a few years the only contractor with commercially available streamer
`steering
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`° 2007: ION/PGS deploy first commercial DigiF|N system
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`— DigiF|N specifically to control lateral movement
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`— Designed to be used with the DigiCOURSE Bird and Acoustic Devices
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`° Every Vessel has 5011 Birds. Compatibility a key customer driver.
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`— Drove Oil Company Specification of Steerable Streamers (more than 1 supplier!)
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`° Recent Tests and Developments
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`DigiBIRD and DigiRANGE Products
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`Built around proven DigiB|RD technology
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`— All streamer tenders require compasses
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`— Every Streamer vessel worldwide (except1) use
`ION Compass BIRDS
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`° Universally compatible on any streamer cable
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`
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`° Easy to attach/detach to cables, during
`deployment and from workboat
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`° Flexibility to redesign spread at any time for any
`survey using the DigiB|RD range of devices
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`lateral stre: [20]
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`DigiF|N
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`ION739881
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 20
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`Compass Bird — Heading and Depth control
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`° Maintains streamers at pre-defined target depths for 99% of vessels
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`° Provides compass heading information
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`° Universal streamer compatibility (FSK communication)
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`° Optimizes bandwidth of data to improve resolution and repeatability
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`ION739882
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`QuickCuff
`easy streamer attachment
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`Dual, horizontal wings
`maximizes control with minimal noise
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`1 ,
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`FSK Coil
`enables communication
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`Compass
`|0F0Vida3 heading data
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`DigiRANGE ll — Acoustic ranging
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`° Reduces positioning uncertainty through acoustic source-to-receiver
`
`range measurements
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`° Universal compatibility ° Supports full acoustic cross-bracing
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`QuickCuff
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`/ easy streamer attachment
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`
`
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`enables communication
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`relative streamer locations FSK Coil
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`4-
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`Acoustic receiver
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`builds network to determine
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`
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`ION739883
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 22
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`DigiFlNT"" — Lateral positioning control
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`° Steerage capability compatible with all towed streamer cables
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`°
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`Increased spread control delivers superior data faster and safer
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`FSK Coil
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`_
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`enables communication
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`Single, vertical wing
`maximizes control with minimal noise
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`QuickCuff
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`easy streamer attachment
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`
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`I
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`Acoustic Receiver
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`builds network to determine
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`relative streamer locations
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`ION739884
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 23
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`DigiFlN — Proven Low Noise
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`° DigiFlN noise is similar to industry-standard CompassB|RDs
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`° Averages 1.0 microbar above ambient, ranging from 0.5 — 6.0 microbars
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`° Majority of the noise is caused by the unit itself, not the wing angle
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`»~~~DigiFlN wing angle microbars
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`——-Cable noise with DigiFlN
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`Streamer ambient noise depends on many factors, such as sea state,
`cable construction, type, tension, depth, hydrophone group, etc.
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`Manual
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`Even Separation
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`Fan
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`Feather Matching
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`Deployment/Retrieval
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`Turn Optimisation
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`Obstacle Avoidance
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`Line Prioritisation
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`DigiFlN and Orca
`— The Most Advanced Steering Available
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`
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`ION739886
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 25
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`Benefits of Optimised Steerable Streamers
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`° Protects Investment in Streamer
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`— Cables represent more than half the cost to
`outfit a new seismic vessel
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`— DigiFlN keeps streamers separated
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`— DigiBlRD devices rotate freely around the
`streamer
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`3%
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`° Reduces HSE Risk
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`— Better controls streamers in marginal conditions
`and during deployment and retrieval
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`— Provides control during close rig passes and if
`currents change can drive the cable to safety
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`° Survey Efficiency
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`— Numerous way to increase efficiency, [IA]
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`— Proven results, Oil Co and contractor validation
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`ION739887
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 26
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`Intelligent Acquisition Survey Optimisation
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`°
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`Intelligent Acquisition — an integrated, survey-wide platform that
`harnesses all available data to predict and actively drive the spread to
`acquire seismic data intelligently
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`Survey design
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`Baseline 8»
`monitor
`surveys
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`Navigation,
`data management
`& system
`control
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`Receiver
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`Ocean currents
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`& marine data
` Illumination
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`& image
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`objectives
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`equipment
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`ION739889
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 28
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`Advanced Positioning Capabilities
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`° Through tight integration with Orca, |ON’s portfolio provides advanced
`positioning capabilities — improving efficiency, safety, and data quality
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`Automatic steering
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`Optimized turns Obstruction avoidance Faster deployment
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`& retrieval
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`Infill reduction
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`Tangle avoidance
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`Current prediction
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`Intelligent line
`selection
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`Denser Spatial
`sampling
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`ION739890
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 29
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`Enhanced Streamer Control
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`hing Theo
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`Example: Feather M
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`°
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`In addition to even separation and reference cable mimicking, Orca
`now has the ability to move the spread by driving the reference cable
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`° A reference cable is selected and automatically driven to match a
`virtual ideal position, “optimal streamertarget”, generated by Orca
`based on the survey design and real-time data & conditions
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`° Algorithms mitigate risk against cable entanglement by adjusting the
`wing angle intensity based on neighboring cable separations
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`Ghost streamer target
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`ION739891
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 30
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`Enhanced Streamer Control
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`E ample: Feather M ching In Practice
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`ION739892
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 31
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`Statoi|Hydro 3D Case Study — Challenge
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`° Survey: 2008 3D Statoi|Hydro survey in the North Sea
`
`° Goal: Reduce infill while maximising data quality
`
`° Challenge: Difficult to predict currents & control the 10 streamer spread
`
`° Expectations: 12-15% infill due to challenging currents
`
`
`
`[32]
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`ION739893
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 32
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 32
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`Statoi|Hydro 3D Case Study — Solution
`
`° Solution: Automated vessel steering to perfectly align near offsets and
`streamer steering to feather match far offsets
`
`° Result: Outstanding coverage without unnecessary overlap or elective infill
`
`— Acquired almost 4X less infill than expected (4% vs 15%)
`
`— Potential cost savings: > $1 M
`
`
`
`
`
`Near mid offset
`
`Far offset
`
`[33]
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`ION739894
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 33
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 33
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`[IA] in Action — Successful Results
`
`° “DigiF|N proved useful in both deployment and in production. The
`deployment spread was widened for faster and safer deployment
`operations. Equidistant separation of the streamers removed the
`‘trouser effect’ caused by propeller wash. Streamer deployment angles
`were adjusted online to help provide optimal coverage.
`
`As a result infill is expected to be minimal - less than 10%.”
`
`— Fugro-Geoteam Test Report
`
`° “Steerab|e DigiF|N modules improve lateral and depth control of our
`seismic streamers, when used in conjunction with conventional leveling
`devices, or ‘birds’, fitted with compasses.”
`
`— Hans Meyer, President of Fugro-Geoteam
`
`
`
`Excerpts from “Marine Streamer Control — New Seismic Streamer Modules Reduce Costly Infill,”
`Fugro-Geoteam CrossSECT|ON, published April 2009
`
`[ 34]
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`ION739895
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 34
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 34
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`Intelligent Acquisition. Smart Choice.
`
`°
`
`Intelligent Acquisition optimises surveys in real-time
`
`— Harness all available data to accurately predict conditions
`
`— Model various decisions with the anticipated conditions
`
`— Select the most beneficial, efficient choices
`
`— Centrally control operations to match those choices
`
`° The technology is commercially available & universally compatible
`
`In-WOTEFPTOUUCTS
`
`Source and
`receiver locations
`
`I
`
`
`
`
`
`Seismic data
`acquisition
`
`=
`
`Vessel
`
`-' navigation
`
`Baseline survey
`and survey design
`
`[35]
`
`ION739896
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 35
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 35
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`

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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 36
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 36
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`In Summary
`
`°
`
`°
`
`ION Marine: Accomplished, industry leading innovators who have a
`rich history of developing and supporting Seismic Contractors and Oil
`Companies worldwide.
`
`lONs Streamer Steering, Positioning and Command and Control
`capabilities have been successful utilised by many of the industries
`leading operators
`
`° DigiF|N and Orca are the only proven and available survey
`optimisation enablers in the market today.
`
`°
`
`IONS customers and their customers have numerous success stories,
`
`documented in case studies and industry papers
`
`
`
`ION739898
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 37
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 37
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`ION739899
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 38
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 38
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`

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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 39
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 39
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`DigiFlN — Spread stability results
`
`° DigiFlN reduced and maintained streamer separation 150 9 90m
`
`Before
`
`After
`
`
`
`[40]
`
`ION739901
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 40
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 40
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`DigiFIN — Infill reduction
`
`° DigiF|N adjusts or induces a feather angle in the spread to reduce infill
`and improve coverage
`
`Service providers have
`reduced as much as
`
`20% of all lines,
`
`significantly reducing
`costs and cycle time
`
`[41]
`
`ION739902
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 41
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 41
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`DigiFlN — Infill reduction results
`
`° DigiFlN adjusts or induces a feather angle to maximizes coverage
`
`° Reflex binning coverage maps for both near-mid and far offsets
`
`— Outstanding coverage achieved by vessel steering to perfectly align near
`offsets and DigiFlN steering to feather match far offsets, resulting in no
`unnecessary overlap and no elective infill (holes from feather mismatch)
`
`
`
`
`
`Near mid offset
`
`Far offset
`
`[42]
`
`ION739903
`
`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 42
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 42
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`DigiFlN — Deployment Efficiency
`
`° Can deploy and retrieve multiple cables simultaneously instead of 1 at
`a time.
`
`° One contractor reduced deployment time by 14%
`
`° Staggered 8 streamer deployment
`
`° Much easier to slot streamers usind FAN Mode
`
`
`
`[43]
`
`ION739904
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 43
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 43
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`DigiFlN — Turn Efficiency benefits
`
`° Turn optimization
`
`— Faster line changes by straightening cables coming out of a turn quicker
`
`One service provider reduced run-in from 9km to 7km,
`a 22% increase in productivity
`
`Outerthree port
`
`streamers driven
`
`away from the
`spread midway
`during turn to
`quickly straighten
`them before start
`
`of line
`
`[44]
`
`ION739905
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 44
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 44
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`DigiFlN - Mitigates HSE risk
`
`° Mitigates risk of obstructed areas
`
`— Enables imaging closer to existing assets
`through continuous control and added
`safety margin.
`
`— Has been used to continue acquisition
`where non-steerable cables would have
`
`had to be shutdown (Statoi|/PGS
`Example — no lines were aborted)
`
`° Mitigates risk of entanglement
`
`— User-selectable commands from
`
`instrument room
`
`— No longer control separation with ropes
`
`
`
`[45]
`
`ION739906
`
`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 45
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 45
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`DigiFlN — Device performance & reliability
`
`° Building on over 20 years of marine positioning experience.
`
`° DigiFlN is built on the DigiB|RD platform, not only utilizing proven technologies
`but also enhancing them. Since commercialization in 2007 we have seen even
`fewer repair levels than the DigiB|RD product, which itself has an excellent
`MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure)
`
`° DigiFlN comes with a 1 year warranty
`
`° Battery life has shown to be the same or better than a DigiB|RD. For
`example15O — 200 days
`
`
`
`[45]
`
`ION739907
`
`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 46
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 46
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`Quality Control
`
`°
`
`ION Marine Imaging Systems is committed to providing its customers
`with high quality products and services. Our Quality Management
`System (QMS) is compliant and certified to the ISO 9001:2000
`international standard, with a focus on:
`
`— Meeting customer needs and expectations
`
`— A work environment conducive to providing high quality products & services
`
`— Process approach to managing resources & activities
`
`— Involvement of people, our most valuable resource
`
`— Process discipline via management reviews, periodic audits and customer
`feedback
`
`— Continuous improvement
`
`
`
`ION739908
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 47
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 47
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`

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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 48
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 48
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`Emerging 4D Acquisition Techniques
`
`ExxonMobi| & BP 4D Case Studies
`
`- 4D Case Study: ExxonMobi| Ringhorne 4D
`
`— Post survey analysis to assess potential impact that steerable
`technology could have had
`
`- 4D Case Study: Statoil / PGS Snorre 4D Monitor, 2009
`
`
`
`ION739910
`
`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 49
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 49
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`Emerging Acquisition Techniques
`
`Steerable Streamer — ExxonMobi| 4D Case Stu
`
`° 8 streamers on a 6 streamer baseline / preplot
`
`° Attempts to feather match based on tidal predictions
`
`— Mean feather mismatch of 2.8° for the survey
`
`° 2006 survey acquired with 20% 4D infill
`
`
`
`° Modeled with monitor survey configuration
`
`° All modelled feather values shifted towards relevant
`
`baseline feather by 3°
`
`
`
`Baseline CMP 1
`
`:|
`
`Monitor CMP
`
`3° feather adjustment
`
`ION739911
`
`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 50
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 50
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`Emerging Acquisition Techniques
`Steerable Streamers ExxonMobi| 4D Case Study
`
`».
`
`..._.
`
`° Steerable streamer modelled with all infill lines removed, reducing the
`survey sail line count by 20%, actually showed improved repeatability at
`all offsets.
`
`° CSL line prioritisation analysis of the modelled data showed that a
`
`‘
`10% of the sail lines could have been removed from the survey
`ran: Iirnmnntc
`
`ION739912
`
`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 51
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
`
`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 51
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`Acquisition - Undershoots
`
`Intelligent Acquisition — Statoil / PGS 4D
`
`southerly feather.
`
`- This is not sufficient and DigiF|Ns with Ghost Streamer Control is employed to brace the
`feather to the south.
`
`- This is a success and once clear of the northerly currents the feathers settle to a small
`southerly as predicted and it is possible to complete the close pass safely.
`
`
`
`ION739913
`
`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 52
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 52
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`Intelligent Acquisition — Statoil I PGS 4D
`
`S orre Statistics
`
`- Sail Line Reduction
`
`— 1997 - 296 lines
`
`— 2006 - 343 lines (116% of 1997)
`
`— 2009 - 254 lines (86% of 1997, 74% of 2006)
`
`-
`
`Improved Repeatability (Excluding Undershoot Data)
`
`— 2006
`
`- 84.4% of survey area with dsrc+drx < 100m at far offset
`
`- 18.0m median dsrc+drx at far offset
`
`— 2009
`
`- 89.4% of survey area with dsrc+drx < 100m at far offset
`
`- 13.8m median dsrc+drx at far offset
`
`-
`
`Improved Coverage
`
`— 4.1 km2 coverage holes removed from far offset
`
`
`
`ION739914
`
`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 53
`PGS V. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 53
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`Intelligent Acquisition — Statoil I PGS 4D
`
`- Enhanced performance with DigiF|N + Orca on Statoil / PGS 4D
`surveys during 2009:
`
`— Automated feather control to target feather
`
`— Streamers straightened to desired shape during approach
`(~15minute reduction of run-in)
`
`— 26% sail line reduction compared to baseline for Snorre
`
`— Achieved using a combination of current predictions, feather aperture modelling
`and ability to automate steering through Orca-DigiFlN
`
`— Achieved only O-2% 4D infill for 2009 4D surveys
`
`— All close pass lines with streamers safely feathering away from
`obstructions (automated via Orca control)
`
`— Accurate feather predictions achieved with Orca system
`
`- Complex operation with multiple streamer vessels in heavily obstructed
`area with no HSE incidents
`
`
`
`ION739915
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 54
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 54
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`
`current prediction sources real—time display of the ADCP calculated feather
`
`— Real-time display of
`observed feather trend and
`
`ADCP
`
`— Ability to import multiple
`
`— Integrates with CSL Services
`Feather Aperture line
`selection
`
`fl
`
`HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER
`
`Intelligent Acquisition — Statoil I PGS 4D
`
`~ Orca Near Real Time navigation processing (NRT):
`
`— Final P190 processed navigation positions within minutes of line
`completion
`
`- Reflex 4D
`
`— Ultra-fast 4D binning
`
`— Integrated with real-time navigation database ensuring consistent
`- Orca Opttlataeédits with .
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`
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`
`Feb 393 C'nS‘fx}
`
`as well as the observed feather.
`Fats 25 16:00
`Feb 2':‘ (I-1.'5:{Y;‘
`Feb 2? 8\‘}.'C(l
`
`Fuel) 27 15:00
`
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`
`3
`PER: 22 LX111}
`
`ION739916
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 55
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475
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`WESTERNGECO Exhibit 2107, pg. 55
`PGS v. WESTERNGECO
`IPR2014-01475

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