Seismic acquisition system including a distributed sensor having an optical fiber
US8924158B2 · kind B2 · utility
11Cited by
65References
14Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V8/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A seismic acquisition system includes a distributed optical sensor (having an optical fiber) and an interrogation subsystem configured to generate a light signal to emit into the optical fiber. The interrogation subsystem receives, from the distributed optical sensor, backscattered light responsive to the emitted light signal, wherein the backscattered light is affected by one or both of seismic signals reflected from a subterranean structure and noise. Output data corresponding to the backscattered light is provided to a processing subsystem to determine a characteristic of the subterranean structure.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.