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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2021
Tgs-nopec Geophysical Company, Houston, TX (US);
Darrell Burch, Houston, TX (US);
Emerson Jose Verissimo, Houston, TX (US);
Timothy Dudley, Houston, TX (US);
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments herein describe a seismic source that includes a reservoir configured to hold compressed gas, a first firing head coupled to the reservoir where the first firing head configured to generate seismic energy by releasing a first portion of the compressed air from the reservoir to form a first gas bubble in a seismic medium, and a second firing head coupled to the reservoir where the second firing head configured to generate seismic energy by releasing a second portion of the compressed gas from the reservoir to form a second gas bubble in the seismic medium. Moreover, at least one first fill line is coupled directly to the reservoir.