Contractors:
Spetsgeofizika, Bashneftegeofizika, Russia

Project management and quality control:
Vibroseis experiment -Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Explosive source experiment - Cornell University, USA
Refraction lines - Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra "Jaume Almera", Spain

Geological mapping:
Institute of Geology and Geochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg

The DFG, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) financed numerous joint multidisciplinary projects related with URSEIS. The project joined also the EUROPROBE initiative.