Shell Oil Comapny

William L Roever

Lawrence D Park, Jr

A hydrophone mount for use with a marine streamer cable having solid foam flotation. The mount comprises a semicylindrical housing having a cavity formed on its outer surface for receiving the hydrophone. The hydrophone is mounted in the recess and the voids filled with an acoustic responsive material. The mount is positioned in a semicylindrical recess formed in the stream cable coaxially with the center of the cable. The stress member and electrical conductors are located at the center of the streamer cable.

Filled hydrophone mounts

A method and apparatus for testing individual hydrophones mounted on seismic streamer cables. An irregularly shaped chamber is provided which can be clamped around the cable containing the hydrophone to be tested. An acoustic transducer, such as a loud speaker, provides an acoustic pressure signal inside the chamber. The response of the hydrophone being tested is compared to that of a reference hydrophone mounted within the chamber.

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Houston, TX, United States of America

William L Roever