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Method of and apparatus for locating disturbances in a mineral seam

US4351035A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 19, 1979
Grant dateSep 21, 1982
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Expiry dateOct 19, 1999

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V2210/55
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Faults in an underground coal seam are located by firing a shot at one point in the seam and detecting the seismic reflections in an array of geophones. Signals from the geophones are recompressed and analyzed according to an exponential formula to give a holograph of the seam and to predict the fault pattern.

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