UNMANNED VEHICLE-BASED SEISMIC SURVEYING
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a plurality of acquisition components for performing a survey of a geologic region of interest, the plurality of acquisition components comprising receivers and at least one source;
using at least one marine unmanned vehicle to position at least one of the receivers in the survey; and
deploying at least at one of the acquisition components in a well or on land.
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Abstract
A technique includes a technique includes providing a plurality of acquisition components for performing a survey of a geologic region of interest, where the plurality of acquisition components comprising receivers and at least one source. The technique includes using at least one marine unmanned vehicle to position at least one of the receivers in the survey; and deploying at least at one of the acquisition components in a well or on land.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of acquisition components for performing a survey of a geologic region of interest, the plurality of acquisition components comprising receivers and at least one source; using at least one marine unmanned vehicle to position at least one of the receivers in the survey; and deploying at least at one of the acquisition components in a well or on land. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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at least one source disposed on land; at least one sensor; at least one marine unmanned vehicle connected to the at least one geophysical sensor to acquire data representing energy attributable at least in part to the activation of the at least one source disposed on land. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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acquiring first data by at least one geophysical receiver inside a well, the first data representing energy attributable at least in part to at least one source; and acquiring second data by at least one marine unmanned vehicle-based receiver outside of the well, the second data representing energy attributable at least in part to the activation of the at least one source. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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at least one seismic source; at least one receiver disposed in a well, the at least one receiver adapted to acquire first data representing energy attributable at least in part to the activation of the at least one seismic source; and at least one unmanned marine vehicle-based receiver outside of the well to acquire second data representing energy attributable at least in part to the activation of the at least one seismic source.
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25. A method comprising:
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activating at least one seismic source, the at least one seismic source being disposed in a well; and acquiring data outside of the well by at least one unmanned marine vehicle-based receiver, the data acquired by the at least one unmanned marine vehicle-based receiver being attributable at least in part to the activation of the at least one seismic source.
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