Polaris Explorer’s three senior partners have nearly 75 years’ combined industry experience. The company was purchased by Bill Mooney and Joe Little in 1996, but their working relationship dates back 20 years.
Polaris Explorer operates crews with up to 6,000 recording channels. These crews are supervised by some of the most experienced professionals in the industry.
Operations are regularly conducted in some of the world’s most difficult terrain, using heli-portable methods.
Western Canada and the United States are the company’s primary geographical focus.
International projects conducted by Polaris Explorer owners and employees include full management 2D programs in desert, mountain and jungle terrain in Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, Senegal, and Jordan. The company completed a 300 km 2D project in Tanzania in 1999.


Polaris Explorer is a full-service, performance-driven seismic company, offering expertise from project planning and execution, to quality control and project completion.
Polaris Explorer is one of the industry’s most experienced companies in the use of ARAM Aries and Sercel 408 recording systems.
Polaris Explorer conducts 2D and 3D recording from sources that include Dynamite, Vibroseis, Marine Airguns and EXPLORER 860.
Polaris Explorer has one of the industry’s best safety records.
Polaris Explorer clients have on-line access to confidential project updates, simply by clicking on Project Reports on the menu, and entering their password.