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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1992
A Wadood El-Rabaa, Plano, TX (US);
George P Moeckel, Duncanville, TX (US);
Malcolm K Strubhar, Irving, TX (US);
Mobil Oil Corporation, Fairfax, VA (US);
Abstract
A seismic system is placed in a predetermined orientation with respect to a surface of a formation, and a low viscosity substance is introduced between the sensor system and the surface of the formation. The substance has a composition formulated for stiffening in situ by increasing viscosity to provide a mechanical bond and an acoustical signal transmission coupling between the sensor system and the formation. After completion of the seismic operation, the stiffened substance is contacted with a stimulus for breaking the stiffened substance and thereby break the mechanical bond. Thereafter, the sensor system is recovered.