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- Patent Title: Low frequency and ultra low frequency seismic source having multiple operating heads for marine exploration
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Application No.: US17092226Application Date: 2020-11-07
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Publication No.: US11598891B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Stephen Chelminski , Joshua Ronen
- Applicant: SERCEL INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: SERCEL INC.
- Current Assignee: SERCEL INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Patent Portfolio Builders PLLC
- Main IPC: G01V1/137
- IPC: G01V1/137

Abstract:
A seismic source having two or more operating heads with a firing chamber pressure vessel of compressed air for generating seismic oscillations at low and ultra-low frequencies (ULF) for marine seismic exploration. The multi-headed sound source increases low frequency signal in ranges from below 1 Hz to around 7 Hz to provide greater penetration of the seismic signal through complex overburden such as salt or basalt, improve velocity model building with methods such as Full Wave Inversion, improve the ability to build blocky reservoir models, and improve resolution by reducing side lobes.
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