GB2542541B - Marine seismic surveying with towed components below water's surface - Google Patents

Marine seismic surveying with towed components below water's surface Download PDF

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Publication number: GB2542541B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: marine seismic; below water; components below; seismic surveying; towed components
Prior art date: 2014-07-24
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

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GB201701157A

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GB2542541A (en

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Schneider Curt

A Dudley Timothy

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Ion Geophysical Corp

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Ion Geophysical Corp

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2014-07-24

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2015-07-24

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2020-01-01

2014-07-24 Priority claimed from US14/339,736 external-priority patent/US9389328B2/en

2014-07-24 Priority claimed from US14/339,726 external-priority patent/US9766360B2/en

2015-07-24 Application filed by Ion Geophysical Corp filed Critical Ion Geophysical Corp

2015-07-24 Priority to GB1916788.1A priority Critical patent/GB2577195B/en

2015-07-24 Priority claimed from PCT/US2015/041954 external-priority patent/WO2016014926A1/en

2017-03-08 Publication of GB201701157D0 publication Critical patent/GB201701157D0/en

2017-03-22 Publication of GB2542541A publication Critical patent/GB2542541A/en

2020-01-01 Application granted granted Critical

2020-01-01 Publication of GB2542541B publication Critical patent/GB2542541B/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2035-07-24 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- 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
- G01V1/3835—Positioning of seismic devices measuring position, e.g. by GPS or acoustically
- 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
- 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
- G01V1/16—Receiving elements for seismic signals; Arrangements or adaptations of receiving elements
- G01V1/20—Arrangements of receiving elements, e.g. geophone pattern
- 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
- 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
- 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
- G01V1/3843—Deployment of seismic devices, e.g. of streamers
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
- G01V1/00—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting
- G01V1/16—Receiving elements for seismic signals; Arrangements or adaptations of receiving elements
- G01V1/20—Arrangements of receiving elements, e.g. geophone pattern
- G01V1/201—Constructional details of seismic cables, e.g. streamers
- G01V2001/207—Buoyancy

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Remote Sensing (AREA)
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Geology (AREA)
Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
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Oceanography (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
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GB201701157A 2014-07-24 2015-07-24 Marine seismic surveying with towed components below water's surface Active GB2542541B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB1916788.1A GB2577195B (en)	2014-07-24	2015-07-24	Marine seismic surveying with towed components below water's surface

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US14/339,736 US9389328B2 (en)	2009-03-09	2014-07-24	Marine seismic surveying with towed components below water's surface
US14/339,726 US9766360B2 (en)	2009-03-09	2014-07-24	Marine seismic surveying with towed components below water's surface
PCT/US2015/041954 WO2016014926A1 (en)	2014-07-24	2015-07-24	Marine seismic surveying with towed components below water's surface

Publications (3)

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GB201701157D0 GB201701157D0 (en)	2017-03-08
GB2542541A GB2542541A (en)	2017-03-22
GB2542541B true GB2542541B (en)	2020-01-01

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GB1916788.1A Active GB2577195B (en)	2014-07-24	2015-07-24	Marine seismic surveying with towed components below water's surface
GB2000113.7A Active GB2578543B (en)	2014-07-24	2015-07-24	Marine seismic surveying with towed components below water's surface

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GB1916788.1A Active GB2577195B (en)	2014-07-24	2015-07-24	Marine seismic surveying with towed components below water's surface
GB2000113.7A Active GB2578543B (en)	2014-07-24	2015-07-24	Marine seismic surveying with towed components below water's surface

Country Status (5)

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CA (1)	CA2956220A1 (en)
DK (2)	DK180209B1 (en)
GB (3)	GB2542541B (en)
NO (1)	NO20170259A1 (en)
RU (2)	RU2672044C2 (en)

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2015
- 2015-07-24 CA CA2956220A patent/CA2956220A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2015-07-24 GB GB201701157A patent/GB2542541B/en active Active
- 2015-07-24 GB GB1916788.1A patent/GB2577195B/en active Active
- 2015-07-24 RU RU2017105809A patent/RU2672044C2/en active
- 2015-07-24 GB GB2000113.7A patent/GB2578543B/en active Active
- 2015-07-24 RU RU2018138605A patent/RU2018138605A/en unknown
2017
- 2017-02-23 NO NO20170259A patent/NO20170259A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2017-02-24 DK DKPA201770138A patent/DK180209B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
2020
- 2020-03-11 DK DKPA202070164A patent/DK202070164A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation

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Publication number	Publication date
GB2577195A (en)	2020-03-18
GB2578543A (en)	2020-05-13
DK202070164A1 (en)	2020-04-30
NO20170259A1 (en)	2017-02-23
DK180209B1 (en)	2020-08-18
RU2017105809A3 (en)	2018-08-27
GB2578543B (en)	2020-07-29
GB201701157D0 (en)	2017-03-08
GB2542541A (en)	2017-03-22
RU2017105809A (en)	2018-08-27
GB202000113D0 (en)	2020-02-19
DK201770138A1 (en)	2017-03-20
RU2672044C2 (en)	2018-11-08
RU2018138605A (en)	2018-11-22
RU2018138605A3 (en)	2022-03-17
GB201916788D0 (en)	2020-01-01
CA2956220A1 (en)	2016-01-28
GB2577195B (en)	2020-07-01

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2022-12-21	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)	Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20221124 AND 20221130