Title:
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED CONTROL OF SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003027711
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method and apparatus of acquiring and processing seismic data. One or more controllers (200) are each coupled to seismic sensors (110a-d) to form a line of data acquisition units (106a-d). A main controller (102) is coupled to a crossover line unit (104) and to a power supply. Power and data control is distributed among the main controller (102), the crossover line controller (104) and each of the plurality of data acquition units (106a-d).
Inventors:
WILSON DAVID
BEHN LAWRENCE
DOWNEY JOHN C JR
BISHOP ALLEN JAMES
BEHN LAWRENCE
DOWNEY JOHN C JR
BISHOP ALLEN JAMES
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/018431
Publication Date:
October 09, 2003
Filing Date:
June 11, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
INPUT OUTPUT INC (US)
International Classes:
G01V1/22; (IPC1-7): G01V1/22
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1985001360A1 | 1985-03-28 |
Foreign References:
| US4023140A | 1977-05-10 | |||
| US4219810A | 1980-08-26 | |||
| US5303202A | 1994-04-12 | |||
| US4398271A | 1983-08-09 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1405106A4
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