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Seismic gun assembly for shooting into a bore hole

US8307941B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Inventors

Chris Luchini · Los Alamos, US
Richard E. Morley · Mason, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 23, 2011
Grant date	Nov 13, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 23, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01V1/147
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A seismic gun system for surveying underground geological topology, the seismic gun system comprising a projectile, a seismic gun body, a barrel, and a guide tube. The projectile includes an outer tubular jacket and a frangible material in its interior. A exterior surface of the tubular jacket is textured to regulate tubular jacket disruption. The barrel includes a breach end and a muzzle end. The breach end is connectable to the seismic gun body for receiving the projectile into said barrel and said muzzle end directing the projectile towards the bottom of a bore hole. The guide tube has an upper end and a terminal end. The upper end of the guide tube is connectable to the muzzle end of the barrel. The guide tube has walls to direct the projectile towards the bottom of the bore hole when aimed therein.

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