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Physeis Consultant

Jean-Marc Mougenot

Jean-Luc Boelle

Francis Clément

Constantin Vili Gerea

Jacques Blanco

Ramin Nawab

Constantin Gerea

Francis Clement

In order to acquire seismic data relative to an underground area beneath the sea, seismic waves are emitted in an emission direction forming an angle &#x3b8; with the vertical using at least one seismic source submerged at a depth d. A seismic signal is collected following the emission of the seismic waves and the propagation of same underground with a view to processing same. In one embodiment of the method, in order to overcome the major problem linked to the depth limit encountered by seismic sources, the processing of the seismic signal comprises a summation of a plurality of terms including the seismic signal and the seismic signal delayed by &#x394;T=2d&#xb7;cos &#x3b8;/V, in which V is the speed of propagation of the seismic waves in water.

Methods and devices for acquiring seismic data relative to an underground area beneath the sea

Receiver lines arranged in an area to be explored are provided with geophones in respective receiver positions for measuring seismic waves from the subsoil. The receiver lines include first parallel lines and second lines parallel to the first lines and located in intermediate positions between the first lines. Seismic waves are emitted from source positions located along the first receiver lines, and seismic data, representing waves measured by the various geophones in response to the emitted waves, are obtained. Said first seismic data are processed by seismic interferometry in order to estimate other seismic data representing responses, in at least some of the receiver positions, to waves emitted from a virtual source located in a receiver position along a second line.

Method for acquiring seismic data

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Jean-Marc Mougenot