Secure Connect Case Studies
Real-world remote monitoring and connected field operations using Secure Connect.
Remote Project Monitoring
Secure Connect gives seismic teams real-time visibility across field equipment, crews, production, movement, and operational status.
Terrex Seismic Delivers Australia's First SSC DS4 Operation Through SecureConnect
Client: Terrex Seismic
Location: Queensland, Australia
Technology: DS4, Secure Connect, Starlink, NavLink, SourceLink, UE3, Force3
Terrex Seismic completed Australia's first field deployment of SSC DS4 mode, using Secure Connect over Starlink to keep ten single-vibrator fleets connected with the recording crew and project team.
In an eight-hour production period, the operation achieved approximately 4,000 source points while maintaining live Time/Distance separation control, fleet visibility, production reporting, movement monitoring, and no-drive-zone awareness.
The connected workflow gave operators, recorders, supervisors, and managers a shared real-time view of production, routes, alerts, fleet status, and HSE controls from the field, office, camp, or mobile device.
Shaping Land Seismic Acquisition and Safety Through Persistent Satellite and Cellular Connectivity
Authors: Andras A. Feszthammer and Damir Puljek
Organization: Seismic Source Co.
Event: Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Technology: Secure Connect, satellite connectivity, cellular connectivity, distributed source coordination, live HSE tracking
This SEG paper examines how persistent satellite and cellular connectivity can support large land seismic crews beyond traditional radio-based communication.
The paper covers distributed source coordination, live vehicle and personnel tracking, shared hazard awareness, PPV-driven force control, deployment QC, and real-time visibility for observers, HSE teams, QC teams, and remote stakeholders.
The result is a connected acquisition workflow where production, safety, field coordination, and operational visibility can stay aligned across large crews and wide survey areas.
DMT Takes the First European Leap on Secure Connect
Client: DMT Group
Location: Munich, Germany
Technology: Force3, Secure Connect, NavLink, SourceLink, SSC Dashboard, SC Comm, SSC Fleet Plan
DMT used Seismic Source technology on a large inner-city 3D geothermal vibroseis campaign across Munich, covering about 120,000 vibration points across an approximately 1,100 square kilometre survey area.
The connected operation used up to seven autonomous two-vibrator Force3 groups, with Secure Connect serving as the real-time communications backbone for source control, fleet visibility, QC, production tracking, field coordination, and HSE awareness.
The project demonstrates how recorder-less, connected source operations can hold planned production in a complex urban environment while keeping crews, equipment, permitting, safety, and production data in one shared operational picture.