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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Westerngeco L.l.c., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth E. Welker, Oslo, NO;
Julian Edward Kragh, Great Bardfield, GB;
Assignee:
WESTERNGECO L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2006.01); B63B 27/36 (2006.01); B63C 11/52 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); G01S 5/26 (2006.01); G01S 5/00 (2006.01); G01S 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/3852 (2013.01); B63B 27/36 (2013.01); B63C 11/52 (2013.01); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); G01S 5/26 (2013.01); G01V 1/38 (2013.01); G01V 1/3808 (2013.01); G01S 5/0027 (2013.01); G01S 11/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to the use of a self-propelled underwater vehicle for seismic data acquisition. The self-propelled underwater vehicle is adapted to gather seismic data from the seafloor and transmit such data to a control vessel. The self-propelled underwater vehicle may be redeployed to several seafloor locations during a seismic survey. Methods for real-time modeling of a target zone and redeployment of the self-propelled underwater vehicle based on the modeling are also described.