Patent · US Expired

System and method for determining an azimuth of a seismic energy source

US6831877B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30Claims

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Assignees

Vecta Technologies, Inc. · US
Board of Regents for the Univ. of Texas System · US

Inventors

Bob A. Hardage · Austin, US
Allen L. Gilmer · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 14, 2001
Grant date	Dec 14, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 12, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01V2210/20
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides a system for, and method of determining an azimuth of a seismic energy source. In one embodiment, the system includes a directional assembly having a mount configured to be coupled to a seismic energy source, a rotatable mass assembly coupled to the mount, a compass rose coupled to one of the mount or the rotatable mass assembly and a direction reference coupled to the other of the mount or the rotatable mass assembly. The compass rose is registered with the direction reference to provide a direction orientation of the rotatable mass assembly with respect to the mount.

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