ANTIFOULING PROTECTIVE SKIN SECTION FOR SEISMIC SURVEY EQUIPMENT AND RELATED METHODS
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1. A seismic equipment usable underwater for marine seismic surveys, the seismic equipment comprising:
- a first skin configured to separate an inside of the seismic equipment from surrounding water when the seismic equipment is submerged; and
a removable second skin section configured to cover a predetermined area of the first skin, the removable second skin section including a flexible sheet and a reversible closure system configured to join edges of the flexible sheet.
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Abstract
One or more portions of a streamer or other equipment of a seismic survey system (e.g., birds, buoys, deflectors, etc.) are covered with protective removable skin sections. A protective removable skin section includes a flexible sheet and a reversible closure system configured to join edges of the flexible sheet. The protective removable skin section may be mounted onboard of a vessel, when the equipment is deployed.
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20 Claims
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1. A seismic equipment usable underwater for marine seismic surveys, the seismic equipment comprising:
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a first skin configured to separate an inside of the seismic equipment from surrounding water when the seismic equipment is submerged; and a removable second skin section configured to cover a predetermined area of the first skin, the removable second skin section including a flexible sheet and a reversible closure system configured to join edges of the flexible sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A marine seismic survey system, comprising:
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a seismic source; and a seismic equipment having a first skin configured to separate an inside of the seismic equipment from surrounding water when the seismic equipment is submerged; and a removable second skin section configured to cover a predetermined area of the first skin, the removable second skin section including a flexible sheet and a reversible closure system configured to join edges of the flexible sheet. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for preventing bio-fouling deposits on portions of an outer surface of a seismic equipment, the method comprising:
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mounting a protective removable skin section to cover a predetermined portion of the seismic equipment, the protective removable skin section including a flexible sheet and a reversible closure system configured to join edges of the flexible sheet; deploying the seismic equipment in water; recording seismic survey data; recovering the seismic equipment from the water. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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