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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Sercel, Carquefou, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SERCEL, Carquefou, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/3817 (2013.01); G01V 1/3808 (2013.01); G01V 1/3843 (2013.01);
Abstract
A marine seismic data acquisition system includes a streamer spread including plural streamers; a first set of front sources configured to generate seismic waves; a streamer vessel towing the streamer spread and the first set of the front sources, in front of the streamer spread along an inline direction X; a second set of top sources configured to generate additional seismic waves; and first and second source vessels towing the second set of top sources directly above or below the streamer spread. A number NT of the top sources is larger than a number NF of the front sources.