Simultaneous composite land seismic sweep

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9217796
APP PUB NO 20130286790A1
SERIAL NO

13874187

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The invention is an electric sweep type seismic vibrator source of the type used in seismic prospecting for hydrocarbons. The source uses an engine and generator combination to create electric power for all systems on the source such as driving a frame of linear electric motors that direct a rod or piston to contact the ground in a recurring fashion along with driving the source from location to location through a survey area. Preferably a foot is arranged on the bottom end of the rod or piston for contact with the ground and by engaging the grid of motors to push down against the ground to create impulses that deliver acoustic seismic energy into the earth for geophones to sense and record. However, the pulses of seismic energy are delivered in a distinctive fashion where different linear motors are deliberately and concurrently providing different signals that create a distinctive composite signature or signal that can be identified in the data record for source separation purpose.

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  • CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brewer, Joel D Houston, US 97 975
Eick, Peter M Houston, US 97 968
Shan, Shan Houston, US 24 182

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