INOVA Delivers Hawk™ Nodal System to Tesla Exploration for Deployment in the Marcellus Shale

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INOVA Delivers Hawk™ Nodal System to Tesla

Exploration for Deployment in the Marcellus

Shale

PR Newswire

HOUSTON, June 5, 2012

HOUSTON

,

June 5, 2012

/PRNewswire/ -- INOVA Geophysical today announced

that Tesla Exploration Ltd. has purchased 10,000 three-channel stations

(30,000 channels) of its cableless Hawk™ autonomous nodal system. The initial

shipment of 18,000 channels is being immediately deployed to a project in the

Marcellus Shale of

West Virginia

, and the balance of 12,000 channels will be

delivered to Tesla by

June 15, 2012

. Hawk provides Tesla's crews with better

productivity, system flexibility and safety advantages in geographies that are

more developed, environmentally-sensitive and present challenging terrains.

Hawk is unique to other nodes in the industry because it supports both three-

channel analog geophones and VectorSeis multicomponent digital sensors with

the same field station electronics for better characterization in unconventional

plays. The node's rugged exterior, which is built from lightweight, high-grade

aluminum, is made to maximize durability and is also a key differentiator to its

competitors. Hawk's transcription time is three times faster or more, depending

on total volume of production, compared to other nodal systems in the market

today. And, crews also have the benefit of advanced drive-by QC features via

Wi-Fi link.

Tesla Exploration acquires seismic data for the oil and gas exploration industry

across diverse regions of

North America

and world-wide. David Buttle,

President of Tesla Exploration Inc. (Tesla US subsidiary) said, "We look for

equipment that allows our crews to operate efficiently and safely in any

environment, so we were impressed with Hawk's ability to download data

quickly without a lot of infrastructure. In February of this year, INOVA

performed a side by side comparison of the Hawk system deployed next to

their cableless recording system using analog and VectorSeis multicomponent

sensors. From this test we were able to evaluate and witness productive output

of high-quality data acquisition from the Hawk system. We look forward to

using the Hawk autonomous node system in our upcoming acquisition projects

and believe the system's operational flexibility will be a tremendous asset to our

equipment portfolio."

Steve Bate, INOVA's President and Chief Executive Officer commented, "It's our

mission to drive the development of products that meet our customers'

acquisition needs, and it's important that our products strike a balance between

innovative high-technology and usability. We are also committed to

providing our customers with the highest level of field support to ensure that

they realize immediate success from putting INOVA's innovative products to

work on their projects. Tesla's crews work in tough terrains, and our goal is to

give them the equipment and customer support they need to operate

efficiently, no matter where their projects take them. We believe that the Hawk

system will provide maximum opportunity to utilize their investment on a full

array of seismic projects."

About INOVA Geophysical Equipment Limited

INOVA Geophysical Equipment Limited is a leading provider of land geophysical

technology, including source and source control systems, cabled and cableless

land acquisition systems, and advanced seismic digital sensors. Managed as an

independent company, INOVA is a joint venture owned 51% by BGP (a wholly

owned subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation) and 49% by ION

Geophysical Corporation (NYSE: IO). Additional information about INOVA is

available at www.inovageo.com.

About Tesla Exploration Ltd.

Tesla Exploration Ltd. and its division Tesla Exploration Inc. offer a complete

range of seismic acquisition services to the oil and gas exploration industry,

including 2D, 3D, and 3C crews sourced by dynamite, vibroseis or a

combination. Tesla Exploration Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary responsible for

operations in

the United States of America

. For more information visit

www.teslaexploration.com

Contacts

INOVA Geophysical

Ms. Pamela Merritt, Director of Global Marketing

Phone: [phone]