Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Towable and steerable marine seismic source arrangement
- Patent Title (中): 可牵引和可操纵的海洋地震源安排
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Application No.: US14357311Application Date: 2012-11-09
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Publication No.: US09244187B2Publication Date: 2016-01-26
- Inventor: Peder Aasmund Berentzen , Stig Runar Valdal , Svein Dale , Peer Øyvind Toftner
- Applicant: CGG SERVICES SA
- Applicant Address: FR Massy Cedex
- Assignee: CGG SERVICES SA
- Current Assignee: CGG SERVICES SA
- Current Assignee Address: FR Massy Cedex
- Agency: Patent Portfolio Builders PLLC
- Priority: NO20111552 20111111
- International Application: PCT/NO2012/050219 WO 20121109
- International Announcement: WO2013/070087 WO 20130516
- Main IPC: B63H25/00
- IPC: B63H25/00 ; G01V1/38 ; B63B21/66 ; G01V1/20

Abstract:
A towable and steerable elongated float for a marine seismic source arrangement for use in making a seismic survey at sea, having first attachment means at a lower or bottom part of a float body for allowing at least one seismic source to be suspended from the float, and second attachment means on a fore part of the float body for attachment of a strength taking source towing line or umbilical. The float body comprises first and second elongated steering foils being attached to and spaced from respective port and starboard sides of the fore part of said float body by respective support arrangement. The steering foils have respective longitudinal steering foil axes being oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the float body and so as to be substantially perpendicular to a sea surface when in use, the elongated steering foils having respective first and second chord axes. Controlling means control an angle of at least one of the first and second chord axis with respect to the float body longitudinal axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140347956A1 TOWABLE AND STEERABLE MARINE SEISMIC SOURCE ARRANGEMENT Public/Granted day:2014-11-27
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