Apparatus and method for compressing seismic data
US7813222B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V1/247
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A seismic data acquisition method is provided that includes receiving seismic signals at a sensor; sampling the received seismic signals into a plurality of samples, each sample having a selected number of bits (“bit length”); arranging the samples in packets, wherein some of the packets include one or more compressed samples; and transmitting the packet to a remote unit.
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