Systems and methods for marine anti-fouling
AssigneeWesternGeco L.L.C.
InventorsRobert Seth Hartshorne, Gary John Tustin, Joseph Hannah, David Neser
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Abstract
An anti-biofouling casing for a seismic streamer is described, the anti-biofouling casing comprising a polymer system comprising a hydrophobically-modified base polymer, the hydrophobically-modified base polymer comprising a base polymer having a backbone and a hydrophobically derivatized chain extender coupled to said backbone of said base polymer, wherein the the hydrophobically derivatized chain extender comprises a hydrophobic moiety. The anti-fouling casing comprises a hydrophobic surface the serves to prevent biofouling of the surface.
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An anti-biofouling casing for a seismic streamer, comprising:
- a polymer system comprising a hydrophobically-modified base polymer, wherein the hydrophobically-modified base polymer comprises a base polymer having a backbone and a hydrophobically derivatized chain extender coupled to said backbone of said base polymer.
A method of manufacturing an anti-biofouling seismic streamer, comprising:
- extruding a polymer system onto a seismic streamer body, wherein the polymer system comprises a hydrophobically-modified base polymer and the hydrophobically-modified base polymer comprises the base polymer with a hydrophobic moiety chemically reacted onto a backbone of said base polymer.
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