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Determining seawater conductivity for the compensation of electromagnetics-based survey data

US7554881B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

WESTERNGECO L.L.C. · US

Inventors

Richard Timothy Coates · Katy, US
Steve Horne · El Granada, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2007
Grant date	Jun 30, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02A90/30
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A technique includes obtaining seismic data, which was acquired during a seismic survey in seawater. The technique includes based on the seismic data, determining a conductivity of the seawater and processing data obtained from an electromagnetics-based survey based on the determined conductivity.

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