A marine seismic exploration method and system comprised of continuous recording, self-contained ocean bottom pods characterized by low profile casings. An external bumper is provided to promote ocean bottom coupling and prevent fishing net entrapment. Pods are tethered together with flexible, non-r
A marine seismic exploration method and system comprised of continuous recording, self-contained ocean bottom pods characterized by low profile casings. An external bumper is provided to promote ocean bottom coupling and prevent fishing net entrapment. Pods are tethered together with flexible, non-rigid, non-conducting cable used to control pod deployment. Pods are deployed and retrieved from a boat deck configured to have a storage system and a handling system to attach pods to cable on-the-fly. The storage system is a juke box configuration of slots wherein individual pods are randomly stored in the slots to permit data extraction, charging, testing and synchronizing without opening the pods. A pod may include an inertial navigation system to determine ocean floor location and a rubidium clock for timing. The system includes mathematical gimballing. The cable may include shear couplings designed to automatically shear apart if a certain level of cable tension is reached.
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1. An ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit to record seismic data while on an ocean bottom, comprising: at least one geophone disposed within the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit to continuously monitor for seismic signals while on the ocean bottom;at least one clock disposed within
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An ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit to record seismic data while on an ocean bottom, comprising: at least one geophone disposed within the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit to continuously monitor for seismic signals while on the ocean bottom;at least one clock disposed within the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit;at least one power source disposed within the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit;at least one memory disposed within the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit to store seismic data while on the ocean bottom;at least one accelerometer disposed within the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit;the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit having negative buoyancy; andthe ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit having a width that is greater than a height of the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit;wherein the seismic data acquisition unit does not receive or transmit an external control communication while on the ocean bottom. 2. The ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit of claim 1, comprising: at least one tilt meter disposed within the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit to obtain information applied to correct the at least one clock for gravitational effects. 3. The ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit of claim 1, comprising: a water tight case, the water tight case housing the at least one geophone. 4. The ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit of claim 3, comprising: the water tight case housing the at least one clock, the at least one power source, and the at least one memory. 5. The ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit of claim 1, comprising: the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit configured to record the seismic signals with the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit disposed on the ocean bottom without external control. 6. The ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit of claim 1, wherein the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit is coupled with the ocean bottom. 7. The ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory records the seismic signals with the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit disposed on the ocean bottom without external control. 8. The ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit of claim 1, wherein the at least one power source is a self-contained power source that meets all power requirements of the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit while disposed on the ocean bottom. 9. The ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit of claim 1, wherein the at least one power source includes at least one rechargeable battery. 10. The ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit of claim 1, wherein the at least one geophone consists of exactly three geophones. 11. The ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit of claim 10, wherein the three geophones detect the seismic signals. 12. The ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit of claim 1, wherein the at least one geophone comprises four geophones. 13. The ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit of claim 1, wherein the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit is activated to begin continuously monitoring for seismic signals via the at least one geophone disposed within the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit with the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit on a vessel prior to deployment of the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit into an ocean. 14. The ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit of claim 1, wherein the height is 6.5 inches or wherein the width is 18.5 inches. 15. A method of acquiring seismic data using an ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit on an ocean bottom, comprising: continuously monitoring for seismic signals via at least one geophone disposed within the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit while on the ocean bottom and without receiving and without transmitting an external control communication while on the ocean bottom;recording seismic data on at least one memory disposed within the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit while on the ocean bottom;the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit having negative buoyancy;the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit having a width that is greater than a height of the seismic data acquisition unit; andthe ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit having at least one clock disposed within the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition, at least one accelerometer disposed within the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit, and at least one power source disposed within the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit. 16. The method of claim 15, comprising: correcting a clock disposed within the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit for gravitational effects by utilizing a tilt meter disposed within the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit. 17. The method of claim 15, comprising: utilizing the at least one tilt meter to correct for gravitational effects on timing of the at least one clock. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit includes an identifier, comprising: tracking the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit in a storage system, based on the identifier, on a deck of a vessel. 19. The method of claim 15, wherein the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit includes a hydrophone, comprising: obtaining a pressure measurement from the hydrophone. 20. The method of claim 15, wherein the ocean bottom seismic data acquisition unit includes a water tight case, the water tight case housing the at least one geophone, the at least one clock, the at least one power source, and the at least one memory.
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