A seismic spread is constructed having an arrangement of towed components to be neutrally buoyant in water when towed in a seismic survey. The towed components at least include streamers and paravanes. Immersed weight and drag of the towed components is determined, and drag forces versus buoyancy required to neutrally buoy the towed components at at least one tow speed in the water is calculated based on the determined weight and drag of the towed components. Floatation is configured for the seismic spread based on the calculated drag forces versus buoyancy; and the arrangement of the towed components in the seismic spread is constructed with the configured floatation.
Marine seismic surveying with towed components below water's surface
2016-07-12
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G01L Messen von Kraft, mechanischer Spannung, Drehmoment, Arbeit, mechanischer Leistung, mechanischem Wirkungsgrad oder des Drucks von Fluiden , MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen / G01V Geophysik , GEOPHYSICS |
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