System for attaching subsea equipment to a line

    公开(公告)号:US12078768B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-03

    申请号:US16978789

    申请日:2019-02-25

    IPC分类号: G01V1/20 F16G11/10 G01V1/38

    摘要: A system (100) for attaching devices of subsea equipment to a line (10) comprising a line holding mechanism (11,110) and a line holding unit (404). The line holding unit (404) comprises a 5 longitudinal slit (403) for receiving the line (10), multiple gripping elements (13,130,230), and at least one resilient element (12,120,220), related to one subsea device. The resilient element(s) is/are configured to force the multiple gripping elements (13; 130,230) in a direction towards the line (10), whereby the line holding unit (404) is locked to the line (10) in a locking position. By the invention an improved latching device and an accompanying system for attaching and 10 detaching subsea equipment to and from a line is obtained.

    Drone geophone installation arrangement

    公开(公告)号:US12013506B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-18

    申请号:US18251517

    申请日:2022-07-26

    摘要: A drone geophone installation arrangement comprising a drone configured to transport a geophone, and an anchor arrangement configured to selectively and releasably anchor the drone to a surface. Also included is a geophone implantation assembly configured to implant the geophone into the surface, the implantation assembly comprising i) a geophone receptacle configured to releasably receive the geophone, ii) a translation carriage configured to urge the geophone receptacle into the surface, and iii) a pulsator configured to apply at least one implantation pulse to the geophone receptacle to facilitate implantation of the geophone into the surface while the drone is anchored thereto. An associated geophone installation method is also described.

    COMPRESSIVE SENSING MARINE STREAMER SYSTEM
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240168187A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-23

    申请号:US18416373

    申请日:2024-01-18

    摘要: Embodiments included herein are directed towards a marine seismic streamer. The seismic streamer may include an outer skin formed in longitudinally extending tubular shape, an inner surface of the outer skin defining an internal volume containing a gel substance. The seismic streamer may also include a plurality of micro-electro-mechanical (“MEMS”) sensors and plurality of hydrophones associated with the outer skin, wherein in the plurality of MEMS sensors are spaced non-uniformly in the seismic streamer along an axial direction of the streamer, such that not more than 100 MEMS sensors are located in the seismic streamer over a continuous 100 meter axial length of seismic streamer. The seismic streamer may further include an electronics system extending axially through an inside portion of the outer skin and a strength member core extending axially through an inside portion of the outer skin.

    Compressive sensing marine streamer system

    公开(公告)号:US11914088B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-27

    申请号:US16753527

    申请日:2018-10-04

    摘要: Embodiments included herein are directed towards a marine seismic streamer. The seismic streamer may include an outer skin formed in a longitudinally extending tubular shape, an inner surface of the outer skin defining an internal volume containing a gel substance. The seismic streamer may also include a plurality of micro-electro-mechanical (“MEMS”) sensors and a plurality of hydrophones associated with the outer skin, wherein the plurality of MEMS sensors are spaced non-uniformly in the seismic streamer along an axial direction of the streamer, such that not more than 100 MEMS sensors are located in the seismic streamer over a continuous 100 meter axial length of seismic streamer. The seismic streamer may further include an electronics system extending axially through an inside portion of the outer skin and a strength member core extending axially through an inside portion of the outer skin.

    Line array winding and deployment system

    公开(公告)号:US11880006B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-23

    申请号:US18059669

    申请日:2022-11-29

    申请人: Raytheon Company

    IPC分类号: G01V1/20 G01V1/18

    CPC分类号: G01V1/202 G01V1/186

    摘要: A packed sensor line array system includes sensors mounted outboard of cable packs wrapped around a central mandrel. The system may have multiple rows (layers) of the sensors and cable packs, surrounded by a cannister. Cable retainers may be used to retain cable ends near sensors, to keep the cable ends out of the way of subsequent winding operations. The winding may be done in situ, with the mandrel mounted to a rotatable chuck that is rotated to wind the individual cable packs sequentially around the mandrel, with positioning of the sensors outboard of the windings occurring between the winding operations. A positionable indexing tool may be coupled to and moved along the mandrel, to define a space along the mandrel for each cable pack winding.

    Steering of marine equipment towed by a vessel by a running block

    公开(公告)号:US11874422B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-16

    申请号:US17908673

    申请日:2021-03-02

    发明人: Erik Godøy

    IPC分类号: G01V1/38 B63B21/66 G01V1/20

    摘要: The present invention relates to the field of marine towing operations for marine seismic survey systems and seismic data gathering. More specifically, the present invention relates to seismic sources and receiver sensor cables, streamers, floats etc., that have means for adjusting and keeping a desired position in an array during a tow behind a vessel. The apparatus comprises a pulley apparatus, being a kind of miming block (1), connected with and supporting marine equipment (3, 3′). The miming block (1) is configured to attach to the deflected lead wire or tow wire (2, 9). It has means for traveling along the wire (2, 9).