Methods and underwater bases for using autonomous underwater vehicle for marine seismic surveys
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01V-001/38
B63G-008/00
B63B-027/16
출원번호
US-0777395
(2014-03-20)
등록번호
US-9845137
(2017-12-19)
국제출원번호
PCT/EP2014/055576
(2014-03-20)
국제공개번호
WO2014/147165
(2014-09-25)
발명자
/ 주소
Lelaurin, Antoine
Grimsdale, Jonathan
Brizard, Thierry
출원인 / 주소
Seabed Geosolutions B.V.
대리인 / 주소
Park, Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler LLP
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A method for cycling autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that record seismic signals during a marine seismic survey. The method includes deploying plural current AUVs on the ocean bottom; recording the seismic signals during the marine seismic survey with plural current AUVs; releasing from an und
A method for cycling autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that record seismic signals during a marine seismic survey. The method includes deploying plural current AUVs on the ocean bottom; recording the seismic signals during the marine seismic survey with plural current AUVs; releasing from an underwater base a new AUV to replace a corresponding current AUV from the plural current AUVs; recovering the current AUV; and continuing to record the seismic signals with the new AUV.
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1. A method for cycling autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that record seismic signals during a marine seismic survey, the method comprising: deploying plural current AUVs on the ocean bottom;recording the seismic signals during the marine seismic survey with plural current AUVs;releasing from an
1. A method for cycling autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that record seismic signals during a marine seismic survey, the method comprising: deploying plural current AUVs on the ocean bottom;recording the seismic signals during the marine seismic survey with plural current AUVs;releasing from an underwater base a new AUV to replace a corresponding current AUV from the plural current AUVs when a predetermined condition is met, wherein the new AUV is separate from the plural current AUVs;recovering the current AUV; andcontinuing to record the seismic signals with the new AUV. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is related to an amount of power available in the current AUV and/or an amount of available memory in the current AUV and/or a predetermined amount of seismic signals are recorded for processing purposes, and/or a predetermined amount of seismic signals are recorded for quality checking seismic data, and/or a weather forecast. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: lowering the underwater base from a vessel. 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising: calculating a position of the underwater base. 5. The method of claim 3, further comprising: maintaining with a heave compensated crane the underwater base during deployment of the new AUV. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: distributing the plural AUVs around an ocean surface obstacle. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the obstacle is an oil rig. 8. The method of claim 6, further comprising: surveying a subsurface below the ocean bottom with plural streamers. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising: towing the streamers around the obstacle; andlocating the plural AUVs at locations around the obstacle which are not surveyed by the streamers. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the current AUV is replaced while actively recording seismic data with the new AUV. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the new AUV is deployed prior to retrieving the current AUV. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the new AUV is deployed after the current AUV was retrieved. 13. The method of claim 10, wherein the new AUV is deployed simultaneously with retrieving the current AUV. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the underwater base acts both as a launching base and a recovery base. 15. The method of claim 1, further comprising: instructing an AUV from the plural current AUVs, after recording the seismic signals, to move to a new location to be surveyed; andcontinuing to record the seismic signals with the AUV at the new location during the same marine seismic survey. 16. A method for cycling autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that record seismic signals during a marine seismic survey, the method comprising: recording the seismic signals during the marine seismic survey with plural current AUVs deployed on the ocean bottom;replacing during the seismic survey a current AUV from the plural current AUVs with a new AUV when a predetermined condition is met, wherein the new AUV is separate from the plural current AUVs; andcontinuing to record the seismic signals with the new AUV. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising: releasing from an underwater base the new AUV; andrecovering the current AUV. 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising: lowering the underwater base from a vessel. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein the predetermined condition is related to an amount of power available in the current AUV and/or an amount of available memory in the current AUV and/or a predetermined amount of seismic signals are recorded for processing purposes, and/or a predetermined amount of seismic signals are recorded for quality checking seismic data, and/or a weather forecast. 20. A method of rolling autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that record seismic signals during a marine seismic survey, the method comprising: recording the seismic signals during the marine seismic survey with plural AUVs deployed on the ocean bottom, wherein the marine seismic survey comprises an area to be surveyed, wherein the area to be surveyed comprises an active recording area, an already recorded area, and a future recording area;instructing an AUV from the plural AUVs, after recording the seismic signals, to move to a new location in the future recording area to be surveyed;continuing to record the seismic signals with the AUV at the new location during the same marine seismic survey;releasing from an underwater base a new AUV to replace a corresponding AUV from the plural AUVs, wherein the new AUV is separate from the plural current AUVs;recovering the replaced AUV; andcontinuing to record the seismic signals with the new AUV. 21. The method of claim 20, further comprising lowering the underwater base from a surface vessel.
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