Method and seismic vibrator guidance system based on a field acquired trajectory
US10338240B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/612
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for improving a 4-dimensional (4D) repeatability by modifying a given path to be followed by a source during a seismic survey. The method includes receiving the given path at a control device associated with a vehicle that caries the source; following the given path during a first seismic survey that is a baseline survey for the 4D seismic survey; deviating from the given path to follow a new path when encountering an obstacle on the given path; and updating the given path, based on the new path, to obtain an updated given path when a deviation condition is met.
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