WO2010149589A3 - Methods and apparatus for conducting a seismic survey - Google Patents

Methods and apparatus for conducting a seismic survey Download PDF

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WO2010149589A3
WO2010149589A3 PCT/EP2010/058629 EP2010058629W WO2010149589A3 WO 2010149589 A3 WO2010149589 A3 WO 2010149589A3 EP 2010058629 W EP2010058629 W EP 2010058629W WO 2010149589 A3 WO2010149589 A3 WO 2010149589A3
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Paul Meldahl
Trond Stenseng
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/56—Towing or pushing equipment
    • B63B21/66—Equipment specially adapted for towing underwater objects or vessels, e.g. fairings for tow-cables
    • 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
    • G01V1/3808—Seismic data acquisition, e.g. survey design
    • 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

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Abstract

A method of conducting a marine seismic survey of a survey area which comprises deploying a plurality of receiver cables (11) to define an active receiver area (12) the cables (11) extending in a longitudinal direction and towing a seismic source (14) behind a source vessel (13) to track across the active receiver area (12) in the longitudinal direction along a first line, turning the source vessel (13) and its source (14) around and then towing the source (14) to track back across the receiver area (12) in the reverse longitudinal direction along a second line, generally parallel to the first line. The second line is spaced from the first line in a transverse direction which is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The tracking, turning and tracking back steps are then repeated whereby the source vessel (13) and its source track across the active receiver area (12) along successively advanced lines. The source (14) is continuously fired at particular positions and/or time intervals while it is tracking the receiver area (12), and the seismic responses to the firing are continuously detected using the deployed receiver cables (11). The receivers (11) are picked up while the source (13) is being fired and redeployed.
PCT/EP2010/058629 2009-06-25 2010-06-18 Methods and apparatus for conducting a seismic survey WO2010149589A2 (en)

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GB0911049A GB2473418A (en) 2009-06-25 2009-06-25 Re-deploying seismic receiver cables while carrying out a marine seismic survey

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