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Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2010
Applicants:

Neil Kelsall, Stavanger, NO;

Mathieu Will, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Philip Neville Armstrong, Houston, TX (US);

Philippe Lesaffre, Le Plessis-Robinson, FR;

Inventors:

Neil Kelsall, Stavanger, NO;

Mathieu Will, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Philip Neville Armstrong, Houston, TX (US);

Philippe Lesaffre, Le Plessis-Robinson, FR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/00 (2006.01); G01V 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/42 (2013.01); G01V 2210/161 (2013.01);
Abstract

A technique is designed to facilitate obtaining of acoustic data. The technique comprises traversing a tool through a subterranean formation from a first depth to subsequent depths. The tool receives a seismic signal during predetermined time windows. The seismic signal is generated by a seismic source which is activated at varying times relative to the predetermined time windows based on the depth of the tool.


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