Method of generating a seismic signal employing a water piston
US4359131A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 1980 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2000 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S181/401
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of generating a seismic signal by forming a shallow hole in the earth's surface, at least partially filling the hole with liquid, positioning a projectile firing apparatus over the hole and firing a projectile downward into the hole impacting the liquid therein.
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