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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
May. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Ion Geophysical Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ronald Barry, Houston, TX (US);
André W. Olivier, River Ridge, LA (US);
Curt Schneider, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ION Geophysical Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/20 (2006.01); G01V 1/38 (2006.01); B63B 21/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/66 (2013.01); G01V 1/201 (2013.01); G01V 1/3826 (2013.01); G01V 1/3852 (2013.01); B63B 2211/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seismic deployment system having a deployment apparatus, a tow line, and a carrier line having a plurality of seismic sensor coupled therealong. The deployment apparatus has a hydrodynamic body. The tow line is configured for towing the hydrodynamic body through a water column. The carrier line is engaged with the deployment apparatus. The deployment apparatus is configured to control tension in the carrier line for deployment of the seismic sensors while the hydrodynamic body is towed through the water column by the tow line.