High-speed, downhole, seismic measurement system
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1. A high-speed seismic measurement system, the system comprising:
- a first drill string;
a first plurality of network nodes integrated into and spaced at intervals along the first drill string;
a communication channel connecting the first plurality of network nodes; and
a first seismic device in communication with at least one network node of the first plurality of network nodes wherein the first seismic device is used to conduct cross-well mapping.
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Abstract
A high-speed seismic measurement system for use in cross-well and single-well seismic systems is disclosed in one aspect of the present invention as including a drill string and multiple high-speed network nodes integrated into and spaced at intervals along the drill string. A communication channel connects the network nodes. One or several seismic devices, such as seismic receivers and seismic wave generators, are connected to or communicate with one or several of the network nodes.
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21 Claims
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1. A high-speed seismic measurement system, the system comprising:
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a first drill string;
a first plurality of network nodes integrated into and spaced at intervals along the first drill string;
a communication channel connecting the first plurality of network nodes; and
a first seismic device in communication with at least one network node of the first plurality of network nodes wherein the first seismic device is used to conduct cross-well mapping. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for implementing a high speed seismic measurement system, the method comprising:
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gathering first seismic data at a first point along a drill string;
transmitting the first seismic data to a first network node of a plurality of interconnected network nodes integrated into the drill string;
relaying the first seismic data by way of the plurality of interconnected network nodes to the ground'"'"'s surface; and
analyzing the first seismic data wherein the seismic data is data used to generate cross-well maps. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for conducting cross-well seismic mapping, comprising:
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a first well comprising a seismic source;
a second well comprising a drill string;
the drill string comprising at least one seismic receiver in communications with at least one of a plurality of interconnected network nodes integrated into and spaced at intervals along the drill string; and
a communication channel connecting the plurality of network nodes to each other and to the surface;
wherein the receivers are adapted to measure properties of a signal created by the seismic source.
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