Method and apparatus for controlling and optimizing seismic data acquisition
AssigneeWesternGeco L.L.C.
InventorsColin M. Bennett, Loran D. Ambs, Mark Zajac
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Abstract
A system and method for coordinating the operation of multiple manned, remotely operated or autonomous marine vessels engaged in marine seismic data acquisition to direct cooperating vessels from one point to the next while minimizing deviations in the desired spatial configuration of assets, risk to vessels and seismic assets, and personnel and to obtain optimal midpoint coverage by evaluating inputs from subsystems providing positioning information for cooperating vessels, prospect coverage, vessel capabilities, environmental information, and navigation hazards.
Claims40
A system for coordinating the operation of one or more marine vessels engaged in seismic data acquisition comprising:
- at least one vessel for performing one or more of:
- deploying a source of acoustic energy for generating acoustic waves;
- deploying a receiver for receiving seismic data;
- and
- a processor for monitoring a parameter of interest of the received seismic data and generating control commands for controlling the at least one vessel in response thereto thereby coordinating the operation of at least one vessel to maneuver for optimum a subsurface midpoint coverage .
A method for coordinating the operation of one or more marine vessels engaged in seismic data acquisition comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one vessel for performing one or more of:
- deploying a source of acoustic energy for generating acoustic waves;
- deploying a receiver for receiving seismic data;
- and
- providing a processor for monitoring a parameter of interest of the received seismic data and generating control commands for controlling the at least one vessel in response thereto to maneuver for optimum subsurface midpoint coverage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.