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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2023
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A system for autonomously deploying geophysical cables in sand dunes includes a surface station positioned at the sand dunes, one or more subsurface burrowing robots including distributed acoustic sensing geophysical cables laying robot, and a geo-locating radio system (GLRS). The one or more subsurface burrowing robots digs in the sand dunes to a target depth located between a base of the sand dunes and a base of loose sand, autonomously moves under a surface of the loose sand along a predefined path, exchanges data with the surface station via an unspooling cable, and receives commands from the surface station via the unspooling cable. The GLRS transmits telemetry data from the one or more subsurface burrowing robots to the surface station. The GLRS comprises a first GLRS positioned on the base of the sand dunes and a second GLRS disposed on the one or more subsurface burrowing robots.