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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2012
Robert J. Pottorf, Houston, TX (US);
Leonard J. Srnka, Bellaire, TX (US);
William Bond, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Sebastien L. Dreyfus, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Lawson, Houston, TX (US);
William P. Meurer, Pearland, TX (US);
Daniel P. Cherney, Hampton, NJ (US);
Steven R. May, Missouri City, TX (US);
William G. Powell, Houston, TX (US);
Christopher J. Vandewater, Houston, TX (US);
Mehmet D. Ertas, Bethlehem, TX (US);
Kurt W. Rudolph, Houston, TX (US);
Sumathy Raman, Annandale, NJ (US);
Aaron B. Regberg, Houston, TX (US);
A. Lucie N'guessan, Houston, TX (US);
Amelia C. Robinson, Houston, TX (US);
Robert J. Pottorf, Houston, TX (US);
Leonard J. Srnka, Bellaire, TX (US);
William Bond, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Sebastien L. Dreyfus, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Lawson, Houston, TX (US);
William P. Meurer, Pearland, TX (US);
Daniel P. Cherney, Hampton, NJ (US);
Steven R. May, Missouri City, TX (US);
William G. Powell, Houston, TX (US);
Christopher J. Vandewater, Houston, TX (US);
Mehmet D. Ertas, Bethlehem, TX (US);
Kurt W. Rudolph, Houston, TX (US);
Sumathy Raman, Annandale, NJ (US);
Aaron B. Regberg, Houston, TX (US);
A. Lucie N'Guessan, Houston, TX (US);
Amelia C. Robinson, Houston, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for detecting hydrocarbons with an underwater vehicle equipped with one or more measurement components is described. The method includes navigating the UV within the body of water; monitoring the body of water with measurement components associated with the UV to collect measurement data. The collected data from the UV is used to determine whether hydrocarbons are present and at the location.