A submerged front end buoy (300) has a body (302) with a connecting mechanism (308) for connecting to a lead-in cable (309) and a seismic streamer (311). A depth adjustment mechanism (312, 330, 332) is disposed within the body to set a depth (612) of the submerged front end buoy and includes an adjustable buoyancy mechanism (312) and a plurality of wings (330, 332) extending from an exterior surface of the body.
SUBMERGED FRONT END BUOY
UNTERGETAUCHTE FRONTENDBOJE
BOUÉE D'EXTRÉMITÉ AVANT IMMERGÉE
2016-09-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English