Seismic streamer
US5943293A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V1/201
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A seismic marine streamer (10) including hydrophones (12) housed in elongate flexible tubes (11), a pair of load carrying rope members (25, 26), and a plurality of spacers (15) which substantially fill the internal cross-section of the tube (11), the internal void within the tube being filled by a liquid, the two rope carrying members (25, 26) interconnect end fittings (21, 22) located one at each end of a tube (11) and passing through each spacer (15) on diametrically opposite sides thereof.
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