Surveying with non-uniform survey configuration with wide-tow source geometry

    公开(公告)号:US12105239B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17463784

    申请日:2021-09-01

    IPC分类号: G01V1/38 G01V1/30

    摘要: A method and apparatus for marine surveying includes: towing sources in a wide-tow source geometry; towing streamers that comprise receivers; actuating at least one of the sources to create a signal; and detecting the signal with a first receiver, wherein: at least one of the source separations or the streamer separations is non-uniform, and the sources and the receivers provide a regular sampling grid for the survey area. A system includes a survey plan; sources in a wide-tow source geometry; and streamers comprising receivers, wherein: at least one of the source separations or the streamer separations is non-uniform, and the sail lines, sources, and receivers provide uniform CMP coverage for the survey area. A method includes operating a system in a survey area, the system having a non-uniform configuration with wide-tow source geometry; actuating at least one source to create a signal; and detecting the signal with a first receiver.

    Shot Point Dithering Techniques for Marine Seismic Surveys

    公开(公告)号:US20240168192A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-23

    申请号:US18390415

    申请日:2023-12-20

    IPC分类号: G01V1/38 G01V1/00

    摘要: Techniques are disclosed relating to performing marine surveys according to dither values generated based on one or more dithering constraints. This may include for example, determining a set of nominal shot points for a marine seismic energy source and determining dither values for ones of the nominal shot points. In some embodiments, the dither values are randomly generated, subject to a duplication constraint such that at most a threshold number of dither differences between consecutive shot points that fall within discrete ranges. In some embodiments, actual shot points are determined for the planned sail line based on application of the determined dither values to the nominal shot points. In various embodiments, the disclosed techniques may facilitate a separate de-blending procedure to separate signals from the marine seismic energy source and signals from one or more other seismic energy sources to be used for the seismic survey.

    Marine surveying using a source vessel

    公开(公告)号:US11555938B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-17

    申请号:US16716847

    申请日:2019-12-17

    IPC分类号: G01V1/38 G01V1/30 G01V1/28

    摘要: An actuation location for actuation of a first source coupled to a first marine survey vessel relative to a position of a second marine survey vessel towing a receiver to enhance illumination of a subsurface location can be determined based on a survey route of the second marine survey vessel and a priori data of the subsurface location. The first marine survey vessel can be navigated along a survey route of the first marine survey vessel to the actuation location during a marine survey by changing at least a cross-line position or an in-line position of the first marine survey vessel relative to the survey route of the second marine survey vessel.

    Geophysical survey techniques using different correlation intervals

    公开(公告)号:US11294083B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US16055943

    申请日:2018-08-06

    摘要: Techniques are disclosed relating to geophysical surveying. In various embodiments, a computer system may access seismic data for a geological formation, where the seismic data is recorded, using one or more sensors, during a seismic survey in which a first vibratory source was driven using a first digital code for at least a first time interval. The first digital code, in some embodiments, may include a first plurality of subsections corresponding to portions of the first time interval. In some embodiments, the computer system may image a first location of the geological formation using a correlation of only a first sub-section of the first plurality of sub-sections with the seismic data. Further, in some embodiments, the computer system may image a second location of the geological formation using a correlation of two or more of the first plurality of sub-sections with the seismic data.

    Targeted activation parameters for marine seismic sources

    公开(公告)号:US11852770B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US16656288

    申请日:2019-10-17

    IPC分类号: G01V1/38 B63B35/68

    CPC分类号: G01V1/3808 B63B35/68

    摘要: Techniques are disclosed relating to marine geophysical surveys. Various output characteristics of a vibratory source may be modified based on whether a source is targeting an identified portion of a survey area. The portion of the survey area may be detected during the survey or may be pre-identified. In some embodiments, a survey system drives a vibratory source using digital codes having different lengths based on whether the source is targeting an identified portion of a survey area. The disclosed techniques may improve imaging of geology under certain types of formations or may reduce environmental impact, in various embodiments.

    Geophysical survey techniques using selective-length processing

    公开(公告)号:US11119230B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US16055856

    申请日:2018-08-06

    摘要: Techniques are disclosed relating to geophysical surveying. In various embodiments, a marine survey vessel may tow a plurality of streamers that each include a plurality of seismic sensors. Further, the survey vessel may tow a plurality of vibratory sources. In various embodiments, a first sweep may be performed, using one or more of the plurality of vibratory sources, for a first time interval. Further, in various embodiments, disclosed techniques may include recording, during the first time interval using the plurality of seismic sensors, seismic data on a tangible, computer-readable medium, thereby creating a geophysical data product.

    Constraint of Dithering of Source Actuations

    公开(公告)号:US20200150303A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-14

    申请号:US16743664

    申请日:2020-01-15

    IPC分类号: G01V1/38 G01V1/00

    摘要: A system for constraining a dither time can comprise a source and a controller coupled to the source. The controller can be configured to actuate the source in sequence, while the source is moving through a fluid volume at a bottom speed, with an actuation time interval between each actuation comprising a sum of a nominal time and a dither time for each actuation and constrain the dither time for each actuation such that a reduction of the actuation time interval relative to a directly precedent actuation time interval is at most a threshold dither time difference, wherein the threshold dither time difference corresponds to a maximum bottom speed.

    GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY TECHNIQUES USING SELECTIVE-LENGTH PROCESSING

    公开(公告)号:US20190056521A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-21

    申请号:US16055856

    申请日:2018-08-06

    IPC分类号: G01V1/38 G01V1/30

    摘要: Techniques are disclosed relating to geophysical surveying. In various embodiments, a marine survey vessel may tow a plurality of streamers that each include a plurality of seismic sensors. Further, the survey vessel may tow a plurality of vibratory sources. In various embodiments, a first sweep may be performed, using one or more of the plurality of vibratory sources, for a first time interval. Further, in various embodiments, disclosed techniques may include recording, during the first time interval using the plurality of seismic sensors, seismic data on a tangible, computer-readable medium, thereby creating a geophysical data product.

    SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF MARINE VIBRATORY SOURCES

    公开(公告)号:US20180364384A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-20

    申请号:US16000542

    申请日:2018-06-05

    IPC分类号: G01V1/38

    摘要: Techniques are disclosed relating to geophysical surveying. In some embodiments, a marine survey vessel tows multiple sensor streamers in addition to vibratory sources deployed relative to the sensor streamers. In some embodiments, the vessel tows vibratory sources emitting energy within different frequency bands in different deployment zones. In some embodiments, one or more sources are driven with different sweep functions, different activation patterns, and/or different sweep lengths. Various disclosed techniques for manufacturing a geophysical data product may potentially simplify equipment used for towing sources, reduce survey complexity without reducing resolution, increase resolution without increasing survey complexity, improve energy content recovered from deep reflections, and/or reduce the environmental impact of emitting seismic energy.