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Apparatus and method for compressing seismic data

  • US 7,813,222 B2
  • Filed: 01/31/2008
  • Issued: 10/12/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of acquiring seismic data, comprising:

  • receiving seismic signals at a sensor from an earth formation at a data acquisition unit;

    using a processor to create a plurality of samples from the received seismic signals, each created sample having a same bit length;

    using the processor to arrange the plurality of samples in packets, wherein at least one of the packets includes compressed and uncompressed samples; and

    storing the packets to a suitable storage medium.

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