EP3092636A4 - Underwater noise abatement apparatus and deployment system - Google Patents

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EP3092636A4
EP3092636A4 EP15733085.3A EP15733085A EP3092636A4 EP 3092636 A4 EP3092636 A4 EP 3092636A4 EP 15733085 A EP15733085 A EP 15733085A EP 3092636 A4 EP3092636 A4 EP 3092636A4
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noise abatement
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Mark S. Wochner
Andrew MCNEESE
Preston Wilson
Kevin M. Lee
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/0007—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00 for underwater installations
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/16—Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/172—Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general using resonance effects
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K2200/00—Details of methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general
    • G10K2200/11—Underwater, e.g. transducers for generating acoustic waves underwater
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US4637490A (en) * 1985-04-11 1987-01-20 Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of Canada Jellyfish array
US20070140518A1 (en) * 2004-08-06 2007-06-21 Larsen Niels W Method, device and system for altering the reverberation time of a room
US20110031062A1 (en) * 2008-04-03 2011-02-10 Karl-Heinz ELMER Device for damping and scattering hydrosound in a liquid
EP2657410A2 (en) * 2012-04-26 2013-10-30 Bilfinger SE Device for reducing the propagation of sound, vibration and pressure shocks in a liquid

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