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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Gary A. Sitton, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Bloor, Missouri City, TX (US);
J. Macdonald Smith, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gary A. Sitton, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Bloor, Missouri City, TX (US);
J. MacDonald Smith, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Inova Ltd., George Town, Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a seismic source signal are provided for generating energy in the form of a plurality of time sequence vibratory signals, the vibratory signals being partitioned as a function of time and/or frequency, wherein each of the plurality of signals comprises a distinguishing signature. The partitioned vibratory signals are emitted into a terrain of interest as seismic source signals for conducting a seismic survey.