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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Ion Geophysical Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Timothy A. Dudley, Houston, TX (US);
Curt Schneider, Richmond, TX (US);
Assignee:
ION Geophysical Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2006.01); B63B 21/66 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B63B 27/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/3843 (2013.01); B63B 21/66 (2013.01); G01V 1/3808 (2013.01); G01V 1/3861 (2013.01); G05D 1/0206 (2013.01); B63B 27/36 (2013.01); G01V 1/3826 (2013.01); G01V 1/3835 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vessel system includes a hull configured to provide buoyancy, one or more seismic sources configured to generate seismic energy, and a deployment apparatus configured to deploy the seismic sources from the hull to a water body or water column. A control system can be configured to operate the deployment apparatus, in order to deploy the seismic sources.