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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Paul Meldahl, Forus, NO;
Eiolf Vikhagen, Trondheim, NO;
Inventors:
Paul Meldahl, Forus, NO;
Eiolf Vikhagen, Trondheim, NO;
Assignee:
Statoil ASA, Stavanger, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2006.01); G01P 3/36 (2006.01); G01B 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for carrying out a seismic exploration. A seismic event is applied to the earth's surface, particles at the earth's surface move in response to the event and the response to the event is detected using an interferometer. The earth's surface and the interferometer move with respect to each other. The detectors of the interferometer may be arranged in an array. The detected response may be analyze.