Geokinetics

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Geokinetics Inc.

Type	Oilfield services company
Founded	1969
Headquarters	Headquartered in Houston, Texas
Key people	President & CEO: David A. Johnson VP & CTO: Michael A. Dunn VP & CFO: Thomas J. Concannon
Industry	Oil Well Services & Equipment
Products	Oil field services
Revenue	$43.145 million USD (2004)
Employees	258
Website	www.geokineticsinc.com

Geokinetics, Inc. (GOK) provides three-dimensional (3-D) seismic acquisition and seismic data processing services to the land-based oil and gas industry in the United States. It provides land-based and transition zone seismic acquisition services on a contract basis for its clients. The company acquires data by conducting shooting operations and records the acoustical signal reflected from subsurface strata. It provides seismic data processing services to clients involved in both on-shore and off-shore operations on a worldwide basis. The company processes land and marine seismic data and provides a suite of seismic interpretation products and services utilizing linux clusters. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

The company comprises two primary business segments: Geophysical Development Corporation (GDC) and Quantum Geophsyical.

Principal offices are located in Houston and London.