McGregor GeoScience has almost 40 years experience in the design, planning and execution of marine geophysical and geotechnical surveys. We rely on our in-house team of survey and geoscience professionals for data acquisition, processing, interpretation and reporting for all data collected. At McGregor we pride ourselves on safe and efficient vessel data acquisition operations, comprehensive data processing and interpretation as well as the timely submission of final reports and associated deliverables.
McGregor GeoScience conducts marine geophysical and geotechnical surveys in a range of geographic locations around the globe. Our services include but are not limited to:
Imaging and mapping of seabed features and characteristics
Seafloor sediment classification through side scan sonar, backscatter, and direct observation through sampling and photography/video
Seafloor sediment mobility mapping
Bathymetric surveys
Identification of seafloor and buried hazards
Shallow gas identification through 2D and 3D seismic amplitude analysis
Geophysical investigation of load bearing surfaces
Seafloor gradient mapping identification and mapping of seafloor features such as shallow gas, faulting, sediment slumping, buried channels and other geological features that may impede drilling or dredging.
Equipment includes but is not limited to:
Sercel 96 Channel 2D high resolution seismic system with Sentinel Solid Streamer
Hull-mounted Odom Echotrac MKIII Single Beam Echosounder
Hull-mounted Reson shallow and deepwater multibeam systems
Klein 3000 Sidescan Systems
Marine Magnetics SeaSPY Magnetometers
Hull-mounted Knudsen Chirp 3260 Subottom profilers
Sparker/Boomer towed subbottom profilers
3 and 5 meter gravity coring systems
Oceanographic deeptow winches
Drop and towed camera/video systems
Double Van Veen Grab Sampler
Grey O’Hair/TDI Brooks and UNSEL Box corers
DGPS based precise navigation systems
USBL towfish tracking systems.