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Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 17, 2014
Applicant:

Pgs Geophysical As, Oslo, NO;

Inventor:

Andrew Samuel Long, South Perth, AU;

Assignee:

PGS Geophysical AS, Oslo, NO;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2006.01); G01V 1/20 (2006.01); B63B 21/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/3817 (2013.01); G01V 1/201 (2013.01); B63B 21/66 (2013.01);
Abstract

Acoustic source arrays and related methods. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including towing a first source sub-array comprising a first surface float, the first surface float defines a first connection point at a proximal end of the first surface float. The method may further include towing a second source sub-array comprising a second surface float, the second surface float defines a second connection point at a proximal end of the second surface float. And during the towing of the first and second source sub-arrays, the method may include maintaining a lateral separation between the first and second connection points of the first and second surface floats by a first strut, the first strut coupled between the first connection point of the first surface float and the second connection point of the second surface float.


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