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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Cggveritas Services SA, Massy, FR;
Inventor:
Julien Meunier, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
CGGVERITAS SERVICES SA, Massy, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/16 (2006.01); G01V 1/40 (2006.01); G01V 1/20 (2006.01); G01V 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/201 (2013.01); G01V 1/166 (2013.01); G01V 1/168 (2013.01); G01V 1/40 (2013.01); G01V 11/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and retrievable vertical hydrophone cable for collecting seismic data underground. The retrievable vertical hydrophone cable includes an envelope having a first end at which a connector mechanism is provided to close the envelope; plural hydrophones distributed inside the envelope at predetermined positions; and a fluid provided inside the envelope and around the plural hydrophones. The envelope increases its volume when the fluid is pressurized through the connector mechanism.