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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Pgs Geophysical As, Oslo, NO;
Inventor:
Rune Toennessen, Lommedalen, NO;
Assignee:
PGS Geophysical AS, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G01V 1/20 (2006.01); B63B 35/68 (2006.01); G01V 1/38 (2006.01); B63B 21/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/68 (2013.01); B63B 21/66 (2013.01); G01V 1/201 (2013.01); G01V 1/3808 (2013.01); G05D 1/0027 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0206 (2013.01); B63B 2722/00 (2013.01); G01V 2001/207 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed relating to towing source elements and geophysical sensors through a body of water using one or more unmanned tow vessel. In some embodiments, a plurality of unmanned tow vessels are configured to tow one or more signal sources and/or one or more streamers. The plurality of unmanned tow vessels may, in some embodiments, traverse various sail paths along a surface of a body of water in order to acquire geophysical data relating to formations disposed below the bottom of the body of water.