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Seismic acquisition using narrowband seismic sources

US9134442B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 2011
Grant dateSep 15, 2015
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V2210/74
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

There is provided herein a system and method of seismic data collection for land and marine data that utilizes narrowband to monochromatic low-frequency non-impulsive sources designed to optimize the ability of migration/inversion algorithms to image the subsurface of the Earth, in particular, full-waveform inversion.

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