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Device usable for offshore seismic prospection for receiving seismic signals and transmitting them to a central control and recording system

US4787069A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 25, 1986
Grant dateNov 22, 1988
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Expiry dateNov 25, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V1/22
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A two stage, decentralized device for transmitting seismic data information from seismic receivers of a seismic streamer to a central recorder on a ship, including a series of interconnected sections each having a plurality of seismic receivers distributed over it's length, seismic signal acquisition apparatus for digitizing and storing seismic signals coming from a group of seismic receivers to which a respective seismic signal acquisition apparatus is connected, central control and recording device on the ship and assembly of electronic modules each disposed in the vicinity of a seismic receiver and being capable of amplifying and filtering the seismic receiver signals.

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