SeisMomentum
Our purpose

Advanced geoscience solutions for upstream energy

SeisMomentum Ltd, a New Zealand-based geoscience consultancy, provides advanced geoscience solutions for the international upstream energy industry, specialising in 2D/3D seismic merging.

Seismic merging Our services
3D view of the Taranaki Panorama merged seismic volume with 2D lines and a vertical seismic section
Taranaki Panorama 3D: ten 3D surveys and 33 2D lines merged into one volume, shown in Solarium™.
Who we are

Experienced, hands-on geoscientists

Dr Steve Morice

Director & Principal Geophysicist

Steve has 30 years of experience in upstream development geophysics, spanning seismic survey design, seismic acquisition, processing and imaging, QI, borehole geophysics, microseismic and passive seismic monitoring. He has held global technical leadership positions in Schlumberger and Shell, was a SPE Distinguished Lecturer in 2017, and has over 50 publications and two patents to his name. Steve also holds a PhD in earthquake seismology from the University of Cambridge.

Michele D’Ath-Woodd

Director & Principal Geoscientist

Director and Principal Geoscientist at SeisMomentum since 2022, Michele is a Geoscientist of twenty years’ experience in the upstream energy industry, with an MSc in Quaternary Science focussed on geomorphological erosion processes. Industry background ranges from geotechnical engineering, oil & gas field appraisal and development, data acquisition, integrated reservoir modelling, and through to brownfield asset review and abandonment. Michele expertly communicates science from community to management and serves as Vice President of the Taranaki Geological Society – proof that geology doesn’t have to stay underground.

What we do

Services

From survey design to interpretation, modelling and monitoring, across the whole subsurface lifecycle.

Seismic acquisition, processing, & inversion support

  • 3D seismic survey design and planning including contract & HSE management
  • 3D seismic processing, imaging, and inversion QC
  • 3D and 2D seismic merging using SeisMomentum’s proprietary merging technology. Learn more

Borehole seismic (VSP), microseismic & passive seismic

  • Borehole seismic (VSP) survey design, planning, acquisition and processing support, including DAS data analysis
  • Microseismic hydraulic fracture monitoring design, planning, acquisition and processing support, and interpretation
  • Passive Seismic Monitoring (PSM) design, installation, and operations

Interpretation & modelling

  • Seismic interpretation, including seismic-to-well ties, structural/stratigraphic interpretation, attribute analysis, and TWT-to-depth conversion
  • Quantitative interpretation, including forward modelling studies of rock and fluid properties and their seismic expression in AI, CI, EI, and AVO domains
  • Static model building, covering structural and property modelling and volumetrics

Operations & CCS

  • Operations Geology services for well planning, execution, post-drill analysis, and abandonment
  • CC(U)S Measurement, Monitoring, and Verification (MMV) programme design, planning, and execution support

We are passionate advocates for geoscience awareness in our local and national communities, providing talks, school visits and hands-on outreach that bring Earth science to life, from how the Taranaki Basin formed to the part geoscience plays in New Zealand’s energy future.

Our technology

3D and 2D seismic merging

Basin-scale insight from surveys that were never designed to fit together.

Our proprietary post-stack workflow re-grids any number of 3D surveys and 2D lines onto one common grid, keeping the full resolution of every input. It runs on a desktop workstation in days, not months, so it costs far less than reprocessing.

  • Full input resolution, with no pixelation or gridding artefacts
  • 2D lines built into the 3D volume, ready for 3D interpretation
  • Surveys can be added or swapped as new data arrives
How it works
3D view in Solarium™ of the Maui and Kaka 3D surveys and the STOS95 2D lines merged into one seismic volume, with a time slice and two vertical sections
Maui 3D, Kaka 3D and STOS95 2D lines merged into a single volume, shown in Solarium™.
Products available for licensing

Seismic datasets

XES02 synthetic dip and strike 3D seismic volumes displayed in Solarium™
Synthetic 3D seismic

XES02 dip and strike 3D seismic volumes

A training and analogue-testing dataset for seismic-stratigraphic basin analysis, reservoir evaluation, and CCS screening.

Built from the XES02 experimental basin (St Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota). 599 high-resolution photographs of slices through the physical sediment model were converted into 3D elastic depth models, scaled up to real-world dimensions, and turned into synthetic 3D seismic.

About the XES02 datasets →

Taranaki Panorama 3D in Solarium™: map view and 3D view of a horizon across the merged volume, with vertical seismic sections and wells
Merged 3D–2D volume

Taranaki Panorama 3D

A single merged seismic volume covering the onshore Taranaki Basin eastern thrust belt, for basin-to-prospect-scale interpretation.

10 + 333D surveys + 2D lines
1,555 km²~85 km × 30 km
2.5 Mtraces at 25 × 25 m

For licensing enquiries, please get in touch.

Operating platforms

Industry-standard tools, plus our own

We work in the software our clients use, and in Solarium™, our own seismic visualisation and analysis platform.

Petrel SLB tNavigator RFD PaleoScan Eliis Seismic Un*x CWP Solarium™ SeisMomentum →
Recent publications

Talks & papers

  1. 2026
    Taranaki Basin-to-Prospect Scale Interpretation Enabled by New 3D and 2D Seismic Merging TechnologyD’Ath-Woodd, M. & Morice, S. EAGE Exploration Workshop: Unlocking New Zealand’s Upstream Potential, 1–2 September 2026, Auckland, New Zealand.
  2. 2026
    The role of rock and fluid physics in petroleum exploration & production in New Zealand …and starring in a proposed CCS project at Kapuni fieldMorice, S. Keynote presentation, 8th International Workshop on Rock Physics (8IWRP), 23–27 February 2026, Auckland, New Zealand.
  3. 2026
    From a 3D tank model to the Taranaki Basin, New Zealand: Understanding controls on sedimentary depositional systemsD’Ath-Woodd, M., Abreu, V. & Morice, S. 22nd International Sedimentological Congress (ISC 2026), 25–30 January 2026, Wellington, New Zealand.
  4. 2025
    Structural interpretation in contractional terranes: insights from analogous physical models and derived synthetic seismicMorice, S., McClay, K. & Brewer, I. Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference (AEGC) 2025, 8–11 September 2025, Perth, Australia.
  5. 2024
    Breaking the Outreach BarrierD’Ath-Woodd, M. GSNZ Annual Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
  6. 2023
    Characterising CCS Opportunities: Investigating How Seismic Resolution Impacts Interpretation of 3D Seismic Data Using a Synthetic Depositional ModelD’Ath-Woodd, M., Morice, S., Brewer, I. & Daynac, N. Geoscience Society of New Zealand Annual Conference 2023, 14–16 November 2023, Wellington, New Zealand.
Contact us

Let’s talk about your project

Email us directly or follow our work on LinkedIn.

Steve Moricesteve@seismomentum.com Michele D’Ath-Wooddmichele@seismomentum.com LinkedInSeisMomentum Limited ↗