Title:
UNMANNED MARINE VESSEL FOR SEISMIC SOURCES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/222621
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An unmanned vessel system can include a hull system configured to provide buoyancy, one or more seismic sources configured to generate seismic energy, and a deployment apparatus configured to deploy the seismic sources from the hull system to a water body or water column. A control system can be configured to operate the deployment apparatus, in order to deploy the one or more seismic sources so that the seismic energy propagates through the water column. A compressed air source can be provided on board the unmanned vessel system, with a source line configured to provide compressed air to the seismic sources.
Inventors:
DUDLEY TIMOTHY A (US)
SCHNEIDER CURT (US)
SCHNEIDER CURT (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2017/026611
Publication Date:
February 01, 2018
Filing Date:
April 07, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ION GEOPHYSICAL CORP (US)
International Classes:
B63B21/56; G01V1/38; G01V1/137; G05D1/02
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2007006785A2 | 2007-01-18 | |||
| WO1999034238A1 | 1999-07-08 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
RASMUSSEN, Michael et al. (US)
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