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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2015
Louise Levien, Houston, TX (US);
Amelia C. Robinson, Houston, TX (US);
Robert J. Pottorf, Houston, TX (US);
William E. Bond, Spring, TX (US);
Aaron B. Regberg, Houston, TX (US);
A Lucie N'guessan, Houston, TX (US);
Kevin T. Corbett, Missouri City, TX (US);
Scott C. Hornbostel, Houston, TX (US);
William P. Meurer, Magnolia, TX (US);
Louise Levien, Houston, TX (US);
Amelia C. Robinson, Houston, TX (US);
Robert J. Pottorf, Houston, TX (US);
William E. Bond, Spring, TX (US);
Aaron B. Regberg, Houston, TX (US);
A Lucie N'Guessan, Houston, TX (US);
Kevin T. Corbett, Missouri City, TX (US);
Scott C. Hornbostel, Houston, TX (US);
William P. Meurer, Magnolia, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Method and system is described for marine surveying. The method involves operations for exploring and developing hydrocarbons with one or more unmanned vehicles. The unmanned vehicles are used to perform marine surveying and to obtain one or more samples that may be used to identify chemical, hydrocarbon and/or biologic information, which may be used for environmental monitoring of bodies of water.