Acoustic ranging apparatus and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11899152B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-13

    申请号:US16516999

    申请日:2019-07-19

    IPC分类号: G01V1/38

    CPC分类号: G01V1/3835 G01V1/3808

    摘要: A ranging system comprises a plurality of receivers. A plurality of transmitters is configured to generate acoustic or ranging signals over one or more channels. A processor is configured to define a subset of the transmitters within a predefined limited range or listening distance of each receiver. In the subset, the transmitters are configured to generate the acoustic signals over different channels.

    Systems and methods for sensor streamer tangle detection

    公开(公告)号:US10018741B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-10

    申请号:US14867144

    申请日:2015-09-28

    IPC分类号: G01V1/38 B63B21/66

    摘要: Methods and related systems are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes determining a distance between a tow vessel and a predetermined point along a line being towed by the tow vessel. In addition, the method includes adjusting a length of the line from the tow vessel. Further, the method includes determining a change in the distance a predetermined amount of time after adjusting the length of the line. Still further, the method includes determining whether a difference between the change in the distance and the adjustment of the length exceeds a threshold value.

    CONTROLLING THE DEPTH OF A SEISMIC CABLE
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170139068A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-18

    申请号:US15353450

    申请日:2016-11-16

    申请人: KIETTA

    发明人: Luc Haumonte

    IPC分类号: G01V1/38

    摘要: The invention notably relates to a method for controlling depth of a seismic cable having ballasts spaced apart along its length and providing a neutral buoyancy to the seismic cable, the seismic cable being adapted for midwater data acquisition, each end of the seismic cable being connected to a respective surface autonomous vessel exerting tension on the cable through a respective lead-in cable having a negative buoyancy, the method comprising, with respect to a target depth, varying the deployed length of each lead-in cable and/or the tension exerted on the cable by each respective surface autonomous vessel.This provides an improved solution for seismic prospecting in aquatic mediums.

    Method and device for estimating a relative position between towed acoustic linear antennas

    公开(公告)号:US09632196B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-25

    申请号:US14186752

    申请日:2014-02-21

    申请人: SERCEL

    发明人: Christophe Gerze

    IPC分类号: G01V1/38

    CPC分类号: G01V1/3835

    摘要: A method for estimating a position of a first acoustic linear antenna relative to a second acoustic linear antenna belonging to a network of towed acoustic linear antennas on which are arranged a plurality of nodes. The method includes: setting a first plurality of nodes arranged on the first antenna to act as sender nodes and a second plurality of nodes arranged on the second antenna to act as receiver nodes; forming a first group of sender nodes each sending a same first acoustic signature; for each receiver node: obtaining a propagation duration and establishing a geometrical figure representative of potential positions of a sender node, based on the propagation duration and the first acoustic signature; determining a set of common points between the geometrical figures; estimating the position of the first antenna relative to the second antenna based on the set of common points.

    NODE POSITION CORRECTION IN PRESENCE OF TIME DISTORTIONS
    10.
    发明申请
    NODE POSITION CORRECTION IN PRESENCE OF TIME DISTORTIONS 审中-公开
    时间错误存在的节点位置校正

    公开(公告)号:US20170017006A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-19

    申请号:US15124881

    申请日:2015-03-13

    申请人: CGG SERVICES SA

    发明人: Tony NOSS

    IPC分类号: G01V1/38

    CPC分类号: G01V1/3835 G01V1/3852

    摘要: Seismic data recorded on an ocean bottom node (OBN) is used to determine observed direct arrival times at the OBN from a set of seismic source shots having a time span that is only a portion of an entire span time for a shot line. The observed direct arrival times for each shot in the set of seismic source shots are compared statistically with a plurality of predicted direct arrival times for each shot in the set of seismic source shots to derive a statistical measure of differences across all shots. Each predicted direct arrival time is associated with a unique proposed position of the OBN. The unique proposed position that minimizes the statistical measure of differences between the observed direct arrival times and the predicted direct arrival times is selected for each shot in the set of shots as a corrected OBN position.

    摘要翻译: 记录在海底节点(OBN)上的地震数据用于确定OBN的观测到的直接到达时间,该时间跨度仅为拍摄线的整个跨度时间的一部分。 在该组地震源射击中观察到的每次射击的直接到达时间与该组地震源射击中的每个射击的多个预测直接到达时间进行统计学比较,以得出所有射击之间的差异的统计度量。 每个预测的直接到达时间与OBN的独特建议位置相关联。 作为校正的OBN位置,针对拍摄组中的每个拍摄选择最小化观察到的直接到达时间和预测的直接到达时间之间的差异的统计测量值的独特建议位置。