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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2011
Dennis R. Pavel, Highland Village, TX (US);
Keith Elder, Richmond, TX (US);
Richard Eperjesi, Stafford, TX (US);
Gregg S. Hofland, Parker, CO (US);
Martin C. Williams, Boulder, CO (US);
Scott T. Hoenmans, Arvada, CO (US);
Andrew Bull, Murieston, GB;
Alan Faichney, Edinburgh, GB;
Dennis R. Pavel, Highland Village, TX (US);
Keith Elder, Richmond, TX (US);
Richard Eperjesi, Stafford, TX (US);
Gregg S. Hofland, Parker, CO (US);
Martin C. Williams, Boulder, CO (US);
Scott T. Hoenmans, Arvada, CO (US);
Andrew Bull, Murieston, GB;
Alan Faichney, Edinburgh, GB;
Inova Ltd., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for acquiring seismic data is disclosed that in one aspect receives a seismic signal detected by at least one sensor in response to a seismic energy signal generated by a source at a selected location at a data acquisition unit in data that is in data communication with the sensor, receives at least one parameter of the source and/or receiver at the data acquisition unit; and generates a data block at the data acquisition unit having data representative of the received seismic signal and a header that contains data representative of the at least one parameter of the source and/or receiver. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.