Dawson Geophysical Company provides onshore seismic data acquisition and processing services in the United States and Canada. It acquires and processes 2-D, 3-D, and multi-component seismic data for its clients ranging from oil and gas companies to independent oil and gas operators, as well as the providers of multi-client data libraries. The company's 2-D method collects seismic data to generate a single plane of subsurface seismic data; and 3-D method creates a volume of seismic data, which produces precise images of the earth's subsurface. As of December 31, 2014, it operates eight to ten seismic crews consisting of crews in the United States and Canada. Dawson Geophysical Company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas with additional offices in Houston, Plano, Denver and Oklahoma City with Eagle Canada located in Calgary.