摘要:
Method and seismic data acquisition System that includes a front-end gear (520) configured to be attached to a vessel, the front-end gear (520) induding a spread rope (522), and a streamer spread (540) configured to be attached to the spread rope (522) of the front-end gear (520) and to be towed in water. The streamer spread (540) includes first and second outer streamers (542-1, 542-2). The first outer streamer (542- 1) has a moving truck (532-1) that is configured to move in a controlled way along the spread rope (522) while the streamer spread is deployed in water.
摘要:
A ribbon-foil depressor is incorporated into a towed seismic array to provide downward lift to array sections or components. The ribbon-foil depressors may be deployed on the port and starboard spur lines or on the outboard separation ropes. The ribbon-foil depressors may be used to submerge and operate seismic equipment at depths as low as 60m or more and are capable of maintaining towed seismic streamer cables at these depths and still remain stable through various speed changes and turns.
摘要:
A trawl door (37) comprising a flow booster (8) and an overlapping sequence of several very slender hydrofoils (2) is disclosed, the flow booster (8) being shaped as a thick hydrofoil with an internal cavity (32), being aerodynamically inefficient on its own with a bulky relative thickness larger than 24 % and being arranged to be positioned substantially below the rear part of the trawl door (37), in such a way that the flow booster (8) forms a structurally connected integrated part to the hydrofoils (2) and impacts the upstream flow forcing it into a velocity boosted region (28) upstream of the flow booster (8) and to the pressure side (31) of the conventional part of the trawl door (1), such that the flow is pre-accelerated prior to running through the conventional trawl door channels (29) between the hydrofoils (2). Furthermore, a flow booster (8) for such a trawl door (37) and some uses of such a trawl door (37) are disclosed.
摘要:
It is described an attachment device (2) for attaching a seismic node to a cable (1), the attachment device comprising an in-line fastening device (6) fastening the cable (1); and at least one locking device (3) securing the cable (1) in the at least one in-line fastening device (6). The locking device (3) prevents the cable (1) from escaping the fastening device (6). A seismic node and a method for deployment and retrieval of a number of seismic nodes are also described.
摘要:
A method (900) of engaging an automated breakout assembly (210) includes receiving (905), by a tow socket (230) having a rotatable sleeve (720) and multiple mating connectors (420), a cable (205) into the tow socket through a slot. The cable comprises a tow ball (305). Each mating connector is electrically coupled to an electrical conductor. The method includes receiving (910), by the rotatable sleeve, the randomly-aligned tow ball through an entrance. The method includes rotating (915) a cam (725) configured to rotate the rotatable sleeve to substantially align the mating connectors of the tow socket with connectors (520) of the tow ball such that each electrical conductor electrically coupled to a mating connector couples to a corresponding connector of the tow ball. The method includes transferring a tow loading force between the cable and the tow socket by moving the cable.
摘要:
A bridle block (17) for a deflector (1), the bridle block (17) including a stem (7) and a rocker arm (18) pivotably attached to each other on a pivot axis (19), the stem (7) having an attachment (20) for a towline (31) from a vessel (3), a forward portion (22) of the rocker arm (18) having an attachment (23) for fore bridle lines (15) of the deflector (1), and an aft portion (24) of the rocker arm (18) having an attachment (25) for aft bridle lines (16) of the deflector (1), and the bridle block (17) including a hydraulic cylinder (30) provided with at least one valve (35, 36), and the hydraulic cylinder (30) being attached to the stem (7) and the rocker arm (18) to hold the stem (7) and the rocker arm (18) in a chosen relative position, wherein the at least one valve (35, 36) is operated directly or indirectly by an electric control signal from a control unit (99), and the at least one valve (35, 36) takes an open position when a control signal is missing, so that there is an open fluid connection between the piston side (38) of a piston (37) and a reservoir (51) for hydraulic oil (58) or an open fluid connection between the piston-rod side (39) of the piston (37) and the reservoir (51). A method of using the bridle block (17) to passively guide a deflector (1) into a known angle of attack relative to water when the deflector (1) is being towed through the water is described as well.
摘要:
A method of transporting a rigid tie-in connection (10) across a body of water (22) for installation underwater. The method comprises: supporting the tie-in connection (10) in the water by buoyancy acting on a frame (12) that supports the tie-in connection (10) until installation; lowering the buoyancy-supported frame (12) and the tie-in connection (10) into a sub-surface transit configuration; and in the transit configuration, towing the buoyancy-supported frame (12) and the tie-in connection (10) behind a towing vessel (38) toward an installation site. A system for implementing the method comprises: a towable frame (12) arranged to support the tie-in connection (10) until installation; and external buoyancy (30) attached to the frame (12) by an extensible suspension link (14) arranged to suspend the frame (12) from the buoyancy (30) in water in use, the link being extensible to lower the frame (12) from a raised surface-tow configuration into a lowered sub-surface transit configuration.
摘要:
A system and method to manage a front-end of a seismic array is provided. A method for controlling a seismic array includes receiving data from a control instrument. The control instrument is included in a steering assembly associated with a seismic array. The seismic array is coupled to a vessel that is configured to tow the seismic array, and the control instrument is configured to transmit data. The method also includes determining an adjustment to a navigation parameter of the steering assembly or the vessel, and communicating the determined adjustment.
摘要:
Operation of a marine vessel is disclosed. A marine vessel may be operated so as to determine that an end of a first sail line is approaching. Once determined, a turn path from the end of the first sail line to the beginning of a second sail line may be determined. The turn path may be determined based on at least one of current direction and current magnitude.
摘要:
A variable rigidity tow cable for attaching a first vehicle with a second vehicle. The tow cable includes a tension control cable having a first end and a second end. Tension on at least one of the ends of the tension control cable can be controlled to increase or decrease the length of the tension control cable. A plurality of beads are slidingly disposed on the tension control cable between the first end and the second end. The beads are free to move relative to one another on the tension control cable when the tension control cable is slack, and the beads are engaged with each other to form a rigid structure around the tension control cable when tension is applied to the tension control cable.