Abstract:
The invention relates to acquiring seismic data from the earth using geophones that are tuned to have differing frequency sensitivity ranges. The differing frequency sensitivity ranges cover a broader effective frequency range so that low frequency energy and high frequency energy are less attenuated in the raw data record. Two separate geophones would be used at the same node and three or more geophones may be used in combination at each node. When three or more geophones are used in combination, each may have a separate but overlapping frequency sensitivity range or two or more of the geophones may have the same frequency range sensitivity.
Abstract:
A multi-component sensor of a fluid-borne acoustic wave that senses pressure and up to three orthogonal particle motion components. The sensor is unresponsive to motion of the sensor mount. Furthermore, the sensor is substantially unresponsive to the turbulent flow of the acoustic medium past the sensor.
Abstract:
An apparatus includes a streamer cable section and a unit. The streamer cable section includes an associated group of seismic sensors. The unit connects to an end of the streamer cable section and includes a steering device, a controller, a network repeater and a router. The steering device is controllable to position the streamer section; the controller gathers seismic data provided by the associated group of seismic sensors and introduces the seismic data to a telemetry network of a streamer; the network repeater repeats a signal communicated along the telemetry network; and the router is disposed between the controller and the telemetry network.
Abstract:
A seismic cable for use in land applications is described. The cable includes seismic sensors for measuring seismic signals reflected from subterranean or subsea formations. The cable may be deployed in trenches dug in the survey region to provide adequate sensor coupling to ground. Sensor units may be inline with the cable and may further be disposed in slim casings, thus facilitating handling and deployment.
Abstract:
A multi-component sensor of a fluid-borne acoustic wave that senses pressure and up to three orthogonal particle motion components. The sensor is unresponsive to motion of the sensor mount. Furthermore, the sensor is substantially unresponsive to the turbulent flow of the acoustic medium past the sensor.
Abstract:
An anti-biofouling casing for a seismic streamer is provided, the casing comprising an outer- skin, the outer skin comprising a mix of a base material and a molecular additive, wherein the molecular additive is localized throughout the base material and the molecular additive is configured to impart a high contact angle and/or a low surface energy to an outer surface of the anti-biofouling casing to prevent adhesion of living organism thereto. The outer-skin may comprise a casing/skin for a seismic streamer such that the streamer skin comprises a base material with a hydrophobic molecular additive distributed throughout the streamer skin.
Abstract:
An apparatus includes a streamer having one or more seismic data acquisition devices enclosed within a skin. The skin has a modulus of elasticity of at least 30 MPa to attenuate a flow noise.
Abstract:
A seismic streamer incorporates apparatus for controlling its depth of immersion for modifying and maintaining its degree of immersion, wherein, the streamer being designed for stationary use and including a power supply network, the immersion control apparatus comprises a plurality of variable buoyancy ballasts connected to the power supply network of the streamer and installed at regular intervals along the seismic streamer and each associated with a microcontroller for at least controlling buoyancy of the corresponding ballast, a plurality of pressure sensors also installed at regular intervals along the streamer, at least one receiver for one or more desired value instructions, a bus for distributing the one or more desired value instructions to the ballasts, the microcontroller associated with a given ballasts being adapted to receive at least signals originating from at least one pressure sensor located in the proximity of the ballast and instruction signals originating from the receiver for instructions, being adapted to calculate a control signal for modifying the buoyancy of the ballast as a function of at least the signals received and being adapted to send this control signal at least to the corresponding ballast.
Abstract:
A system includes a subterranean survey data acquisition network and a processor. The network has first nodes that are distributed along a length of the network between a first end of the network and a second end of the network. Each of the first nodes is capable of being either in a state in which the first node is transparent to the network or in a state in which the first node is visible to the network. The processor is adapted to communicate with the closest visible first node relative to the first end, and the processor is adapted to, based on the communication, determine whether the closest visible first node is the closest first node of all of the first nodes relative to the first end.
Abstract:
The invention is a marine geophysical sensor cable (1) with one or more sensor cable sections (2), - each of said sensor cable sections (2) provided with seimic and electromagnetic sensors (10, 20) arranged along said cable (1), - the seismic sensors (10) comprising a hydrophone (11) and a seismic component receiver (12) for seimic vector measurments while said sensor cable (1) being at the seafloor, - the electromagnetic sensors (20) comprising both E-field sensors (22) and H-field sensors (24) - said E-field sensors (22) comprising pairs of first and second electrodes (22a, 22b) arranged with different positions along the cable (1) and connected to a voltage amplifier (23), - The H-field sensors (24) comprising three mutually orthogonally arranged H-field component sensors (24x, 24y, 24z).