Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Synthetic subterranean source
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Application No.: US17374320Application Date: 2021-07-13
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Publication No.: US11774614B2Publication Date: 2023-10-03
- Inventor: Allen Richard Zhao , Kenton Lee Prindle , Kevin Forsythe Smith , Artem Goncharuk
- Applicant: X Development LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: X Development LLC
- Current Assignee: X Development LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: G01V1/30
- IPC: G01V1/30 ; G01V1/18

Abstract:
This disclosure describes a system and method for generating images and location data of a subsurface object using existing infrastructure as a source. Many infrastructure objects (e.g., pipes, cables, conduits, wells, foundation structures) are constructed of rigid materials and have a known shape and location. Additionally these infrastructure objects can have exposed portions that are above or near the surface and readily accessible. A signal generator can be affixed to the exposed portion of the infrastructure object, which induces acoustic energy, or vibrations in the object. The object with affixed signal generator can then be used as a source in performing a subsurface imaging of subsurface objects, which are not exposed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230020861A1 SYNTHETIC SUBTERRANEAN SOURCE Public/Granted day:2023-01-19
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