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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Blue Ocean Seismic Services Limited, Farnborough, GB;
Inventors:
Fabio Mancini, Wembley Downs, AU;
Ben Hollings, Claremont, AU;
Assignee:
Blue Ocean Seismic Services Limited, Farnborough, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/22 (2006.01); B63G 8/24 (2006.01); G01V 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/3852 (2013.01); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 8/22 (2013.01); B63G 8/24 (2013.01); G01V 1/3808 (2013.01); G01V 1/3835 (2013.01); B63B 2207/02 (2013.01); B63G 2008/004 (2013.01); G01V 2001/207 (2013.01);
Abstract
A submersible node and a method and system for using the node to acquire data, including seismic data is disclosed. The node incorporates a buoyancy system to provide propulsion for the node between respective landed locations by varying the buoyancy between positive and negative. A first acoustic positioning system is used to facilitate positioning of a node when landing and a second acoustic positioning system is used to facilitate a node transiting between respective target landed locations.