Method of borehole seismic surveying using an optical fiber
US9377551B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/1429
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of detecting seismic waves traveling through a subsurface formation includes lowering a cable into a borehole in the subsurface formation, the cable having at least one optical fiber associated therewith, and causing descent of a remote end of the cable to be arrested. The method further includes feeding a further length of the cable into the borehole such that the cable is slack and in contact with at least part of a wall of the borehole, and using an interrogator coupled to the at least one optical fiber to detect seismic waves traveling through the subsurface formation and into the cable.
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