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US 11,662,488 B2Granted
Seismic data acquisition units and related methods
AssigneeInova Ltd.
InventorAndrew Bull
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Abstract
An apparatus for performing a seismic survey includes a data unit disposed in a housing, a flexible tether connected to the housing at a first end and having a second end, the tether including at least signal carrying wire and a tension conveying member, and an antenna connected to the second end of the tether, the data unit in signal communication with the antenna via the at least one signal carrying wire.
Claims13
An apparatus for performing a seismic survey, comprising:
- a self-contained housing;
- a data package disposed in the housing, the data package including a sensor configured to acquire seismic data, a processor, a memory module, a battery, and a GPS module, wherein only the data package is configured to store the seismic data;
- a flexible tether connected to the housing at a first end and having a second end, the tether including at least one signal carrying wire and a tension conveying member;
- and
- an antenna connected to the second end of the tether, the data package in signal communication with the antenna via the at least one signal carrying wire, wherein the antenna does not directly contact the housing.
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A method for performing a seismic survey, comprising:
- configuring a seismic data acquisition unit to include:
- a housing,
- a data package disposed in the housing, the data package including a sensor configured to acquire seismic data, a processor, a memory module, a battery, and a GPS module, wherein only the data package is configured to store the seismic data;
- a flexible tether connected to the housing at a first end and having a second end, the tether including at least one signal carrying wire and a tension conveying member, and
- an antenna connected to the second end of the tether the data package in signal communication with the antenna via the at least one signal carrying wire, wherein the antenna does not directly contact the housing;
- deploying the seismic data acquisition unit;
- and
- acquiring and storing seismic data in housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.