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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2004
James Martin, Hovik, NO;
Philip Christie, Fen Drayton, GB;
Johan Fredrik Naes, Hvalstad, NO;
Nicolas Goujon, Oslo, NO;
Rune Voldsbekk, Drammen, NO;
James Martin, Hovik, NO;
Philip Christie, Fen Drayton, GB;
Johan Fredrik Naes, Hvalstad, NO;
Nicolas Goujon, Oslo, NO;
Rune Voldsbekk, Drammen, NO;
WesternGeco, L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of performing a seismic survey of a hydrocarbon reservoir in the earth formations beneath a body of water includes deploying a seismic cable from a drum carried by a remotely operated vehicle on the seabed. The cable is deployed into a lined trench, which is formed either concurrently with cable deployment or during a previous survey, to ensure good repeatability of successive surveys of the reservoir, in order to enable changes in characteristics of the reservoir, eg due to depletion, to be monitored.