Abstract: During the operation of high precision 3D acquisition projects in Dongpu area in the past few years, the number of channels for one crew has been increased from 1,000 to 4,000, even 10,000. Meanwhile, corresponding human resource and equipment are soaring. These changes have brought great difficulties in the implementation of acquisition and the management of human and equipment. In view of the problems exist in high-precision 3D seismic acquisition, such as more labors and equipment, swath management, and re-shot drilling, new concepts are put forward including human and equipment management, cross line array management, one swath executing rate. The quality and operation efficiency has been improved in practice

Key words: petroleum exploration, high precision 3D acquisition, acquisition pattern, developed area, old oilfield