What Faraday Geophysics does

Faraday Geophysics is a privately held geophysical services contractor specializing in land seismic acquisition, founded in 2015 through the merger of Ultramag Geophysics (established 1988) and Seismic Mechatronics. The company is headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, with regional offices in Maryville, Australia, and Calgary, Canada, and employs approximately 18 people serving projects across 35+ countries in Europe, North America, Africa, India, and Asia Pacific. Its core offering is end-to-end seismic survey design, acquisition, quality control, processing, and interpretation support for clients in oil & gas, geothermal energy, mining, urban infrastructure, carbon capture & storage, earthquake hazard assessment, and archaeology.

The company's technological differentiator is its proprietary eVibe electric vibroseis platform, which replaces conventional hydraulic seismic sources with direct-drive electromagnetic actuators. The platform spans four product lines—Lightning (near-surface to ~1 km), Synchro (~1–2 km), Storm (deep exploration), and Hurricane (20 kN continuous force, imaging beyond 4 km)—enabling deployment from compact urban surveys to deep resource exploration. Complementary non-seismic services include DroneMag aerial magnetometry (over 30,000 km completed, up to 130 km/day acquisition), Deep GPR ground-penetrating radar, and high-resolution drone LiDAR. Faraday is triple ISO certified (9001:2015, 14001, 45001) and reports zero lost-time incidents in 2025 and 92% lower emissions versus diesel-driven seismic sources.

Faraday operates as a professional services contractor selling bespoke seismic and complementary geophysical surveys on a project basis via direct enterprise engagement through its regional offices; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customer concentration is project-driven, with named enterprise relationships including MOL Group, VITO, AGH University of Krakow, and TU Delft, particularly within the URGENT deep geothermal consortium in Poland and Hungary. The company's growth is signaled by platform expansion, geographic footprint, and vertical diversification into energy-transition and near-surface imaging markets, though it operates without disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Faraday Geophysics

Legal name

Faraday Geophysics

Website

https://faradaygeophysics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Faraday Geophysics is a private geophysical services contractor operating the proprietary eVibe electric vibroseis platform across four product lines, delivering end-to-end 2D/3D seismic acquisition and complementary DroneMag, GPR, and LiDAR services to oil & gas, geothermal, mining, urban, CCS, and research clients across 35+ countries from offices in the Netherlands, Australia, and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seismic Acquisition Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382)

akta.pro primary industry

Seismic & Geoscience Services (Acquisition, Processing, Interpretation) (EUALABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mineral Exploration & Geoscience Services (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Resource Modeling) (IMAKAKAA), Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Analytics (Satellite/UAV/LiDAR, Image Processing) (EUAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Seismic acquisition services
• Electric vibroseis technology
• Subsurface imaging
• Geophysical surveying
• Environmental geophysics

Headquarters

HQ city

Veldhoven

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Seismic Acquisition Services: Full-scope seismic acquisition services including 2D and 3D survey design, data acquisition using eVibe technology, quality control, data processing and imaging, and interpretation support. Services provided end-to-end from initial survey concept to subsurface insight delivery.
2. Complementary Geophysical Services: Drone magnetometry (DroneMag), ground-penetrating radar (Deep GPR), and Lidar services for near-surface imaging and terrain mapping. Non-invasive techniques complementing seismic offerings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Faraday Geophysics is a full-scope geophysical contractor providing end-to-end seismic acquisition services, from survey design through data acquisition, quality control, processing, imaging, and interpretation. The company's core differentiator is its proprietary eVibe electric vibroseis technology, a fully electric seismic source platform that replaces traditional hydraulic vibroseis with direct-drive electromagnetic actuators for zero/low-emission, low-noise surveying. Offerings are delivered as contracted projects to enterprise clients in oil & gas, geothermal, mining, urban infrastructure, carbon capture and storage, archaeology, and earthquake hazard verticals.

Product overview

Faraday Geophysics offers a unified seismic acquisition platform built around its proprietary eVibe electric vibroseis technology. The product portfolio consists of four distinct eVibe seismic source products (Lightning, Synchro, Storm, and Hurricane eVibes) that range from ultra-compact near-surface units (1.2-1.7 kN) to high-force deep exploration systems (20 kN), serving depths from near-surface to 4+ kilometres. These are complemented by three non-seismic geophysical services: DroneMag (aerial magnetometry), Deep GPR (ground-penetrating radar), and Lidar Services (topographic mapping). The company delivers end-to-end seismic services including survey design, data acquisition, quality control, processing, imaging, and interpretation. This integrated approach combines electric seismic sources with complementary geophysical methods to address exploration needs across mining, geothermal, oil and gas, urban, archaeological, earthquake hazard, and carbon capture and storage industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• eVibe Technology: Proprietary electric seismic source platform comprising Lightning eVibe, Synchro eVibe, Storm eVibe, and Hurricane eVibe products for various depth imaging applications
• eVibe
• Lightning eVibe
• Synchro eVibe
• Storm eVibe
• Hurricane eVibe
• DroneMag
• Deep GPR
• Lidar Services

Products and services

• Seismic Acquisition Services End-to-end seismic services including survey design, permitting and project management, 2D and 3D seismic data acquisition using eVibe electric vibroseis technology, quality control, data processing and imaging, and interpretation support. Delivered for enterprise clients across oil & gas, geothermal, mining, urban, CCS, and other verticals, with imaging depth capability from near-surface to beyond 5 km.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% lower emissions compared to diesel conventional seismic sources
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VITOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian research organization partner in the URGENT project consortium for deep geothermal energy development. VITO provides research expertise for geothermal imaging projects in Poland and Hungary using Hurricane eVibe technology targeting ~4000 m depth.
• AGH University of KrakowcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner in the URGENT project consortium. AGH University of Krakow collaborates on deep geothermal imaging projects providing academic research support and geological expertise.
• EuroqualityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in URGENT consortium contributing to quality assurance and project support for geothermal energy development projects in Central Europe.
• MOL GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor energy company partner in URGENT project supporting deep geothermal imaging initiatives in Poland and Hungary. MOL Group is involved in energy transition initiatives including geothermal development.
• Seismic Mechatronics BVcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerDeveloper of eVibe technology and founding company of Faraday Geophysics merger. Seismic Mechatronics (founded 2015) developed the proprietary electric seismic source technology that forms the core of Faraday's service offerings.
• TU DelftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelft University of Technology collaborated with Faraday Geophysics on S-wave seismic survey using 3.5 kN eVibe for high-resolution subsurface data gathering for geothermal exploration and academic research purposes.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PGS (Petroleum Geo-Services): PGS is a global marine-focused seismic acquisition and data library company; while primarily offshore, it overlaps with Faraday in 3D/4D seismic services, CCS monitoring and multi-client geoscience data offerings.
• CGG: CGG is a global geoscience company offering seismic acquisition, imaging and data library services across oil & gas, mining, CCS and geothermal — operating as a much larger incumbent with portfolio reach that overlaps Faraday's service lines.
• Shearwater GeoServices: Shearwater provides marine seismic acquisition, processing and imaging, and has expanded into CCS and offshore wind site characterization — overlapping with Faraday's subsurface imaging services and serving similar E&P and energy-transition buyers.
• Schlumberger / WesternGeco: WesternGeco (part of SLB) is the largest global provider of seismic acquisition and reservoir geophysics services, including Q-Seabed and Q-Marine technologies, competing with Faraday in oil & gas and increasingly in CCS and geothermal imaging.

Direct peers

• ION Geophysical: ION provides geophysical technology, seismic acquisition services and software for oil & gas, mining and engineering markets, overlapping with Faraday's full-scope seismic services and complementary geophysical offerings.
• INOVA Geophysical: INOVA is the largest independent manufacturer of seismic vibroseis sources and acquisition systems, directly competing with Faraday's eVibe platform in the seismic source market and serving the same oil & gas, mining and geotechnical customers.

Peers

• Sander Geophysics:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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