Apparatus and method for carrying out seismic surveys
US7463549B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V1/006
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A 4D seismic source comprising a series of sub-arrays of guns on flotation devices. Each flotation device has a GPS device. For firing, the guns in the e.g. three sub-arrays identified as being closest to the desired firing location are selected.
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