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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Svein Arne Frivik, Oslo, NO;
Halvor Groenaas, Oslo, NO;
Kenneth E. Welker, Nesoya, NO;
Inventors:
Assignee:
WesternGeco L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/3826 (2013.01);
Abstract
A technique includes obtaining a plurality of sets of measurements of distances between nodes located on a seismic spread element while the element is in tow. Each set is acquired in response to the operation of a different set of sources. The technique includes determining a three-dimensional structure of the seismic spread element while in tow based at least in part on the sets of measurements.