GB2331971B - Control devices for controlling the position of a marine seismic streamer - Google Patents

Control devices for controlling the position of a marine seismic streamer

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Publication number
GB2331971B
GB2331971B GB9726974A GB9726974A GB2331971B GB 2331971 B GB2331971 B GB 2331971B GB 9726974 A GB9726974 A GB 9726974A GB 9726974 A GB9726974 A GB 9726974A GB 2331971 B GB2331971 B GB 2331971B
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Prior art keywords
controlling
control devices
marine seismic
seismic streamer
streamer
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GB9726974A
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GB9726974D0 (en
GB2331971A9 (en
GB2331971A (en
Inventor
Simon Hastings Bittleston
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Westerngeco AS
Schlumberger Holdings Ltd
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Geco AS
Schlumberger Holdings Ltd
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Priority claimed from GBGB9619699.3A external-priority patent/GB9619699D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9626442.9A external-priority patent/GB9626442D0/en
Application filed by Geco AS, Schlumberger Holdings Ltd filed Critical Geco AS
Publication of GB9726974D0 publication Critical patent/GB9726974D0/en
Publication of GB2331971A publication Critical patent/GB2331971A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V1/00—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting
    • G01V1/38—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting specially adapted for water-covered areas
    • G01V1/3817—Positioning of seismic devices
    • G01V1/3826—Positioning of seismic devices dynamic steering, e.g. by paravanes or birds

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Oceanography (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • Catching Or Destruction (AREA)
GB9726974A 1996-09-20 1997-12-19 Control devices for controlling the position of a marine seismic streamer Expired - Lifetime GB2331971B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9619699.3A GB9619699D0 (en) 1996-09-20 1996-09-20 Seismic sensor units
GBGB9626442.9A GB9626442D0 (en) 1996-12-20 1996-12-20 Control devices for controlling the position of a marine seismic streamer

Publications (4)

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GB2331971A9 GB2331971A9 (en)
GB9726974D0 GB9726974D0 (en) 1998-02-18
GB2331971A GB2331971A (en) 1999-06-09
GB2331971B true GB2331971B (en) 1999-11-17

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US9116254B2 (en) 2007-12-20 2015-08-25 Statoil Petroleum As Method of and apparatus for exploring a region below a surface of the earth
US9389325B2 (en) 2007-12-20 2016-07-12 Statoil Petroleum As Method of exploring a region below a surface of the earth
US9081111B2 (en) 2010-04-01 2015-07-14 Statoil Petroleum As Method of providing seismic data
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US9376893B2 (en) 2010-05-28 2016-06-28 Statoil Petroleum As Subsea hydrocarbon production system
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