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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Fairfield Industries Incorporated, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
James E. Blattman, Katy, TX (US);
William Hopewell, Englewood, FL (US);
Assignee:
FAIRFIELD INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/20 (2006.01); G01V 1/16 (2006.01); E21B 7/02 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/168 (2013.01); E21B 7/027 (2013.01); E21B 49/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods to operationally deploy land-based seismic nodes. An autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle includes apparatus for placing, monitoring, testing, servicing, and collecting nodes in a harsh environment such as, e.g., tundra or desert. Associated methods of node deployment and retrieval are disclosed including a 'rollover deployment.'