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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
May. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Ion Geophysical Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
John McCauley Swinford, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Timothy A. Dudley, Houston, TX (US);
Per Birger Nakken, Hjorungavag, NO;
Fredrik Buch, Ulsteinvik, NO;
Assignee:
ION Geophysical Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2006.01); B63B 21/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/3852 (2013.01); B63B 21/66 (2013.01); G01V 1/3808 (2013.01); G01V 1/3817 (2013.01); G01V 1/3843 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seismic node deployment system comprises a cable supply with one or more seismic nodes configured for coupling to the cable at one or more attachment locations for deployment to a water column. A node attachment system is configured to drive a portion of the cable into periodic or reciprocal motion so that the attachment speed is substantially reduced relative to the speed at which the cable is deployed.