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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Cggveritas Services SA, Massy Cedex, FR;
Inventor:
Julien Meunier, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
CGGVeritas Services SA, Massy Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 5/10 (2006.01); G01V 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/168 (2013.01); E02F 5/102 (2013.01); G01V 1/166 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and a mechanized system for deploying plural geophones underground for collecting seismic data. The mechanized system includes a vehicle configured to travel above ground and having a storage area that stores the plural geophones; a digging mechanism attached to the vehicle and configured to dig a trench when in contact with the ground; and a damping mechanism attached to the vehicle and configured to hold a geophone behind the digging mechanism relative to a traveling direction (X) of the vehicle.