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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2018
Magseis Ff Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Roger L. Fyffe, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Etienne Marc, Houston, TX (US);
Magseis FF LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to underwater seismic exploration with a helical conveyor and skid structure. The system can include an underwater vehicle comprising a sensor to identify a case having a hydrodynamic shape, wherein the case stores one or more ocean bottom seismometer ('OBS') units. The underwater vehicle includes an arm. The underwater vehicle includes an actuator to position the arm in an open state above a cap of the case, or to close the arm. The underwater vehicle can move the arm to a bottom portion of the case opposite the cap. An opening of the case can be aligned with the conveyor of the underwater vehicle. The conveyor can receive, via the opening of the case, a first OBS unit of the one or more OBS units. The conveyor can move the first OBS unit to the seabed to acquire seismic data from the seabed.