US3353624A
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Minimizing multiple reflections by the application of a particular seismic wave to the earth
Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co
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Filing: 1966-02-21
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Granted: 1967-11-21
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Expires: 1986-02-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Vernon L Redding
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:11
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V1/00; G01V1/02; G01V1/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A METHOD OF SEISMIC PROSPECTING COMPRISING: (A) AT A GIVEN SEISMIC WAVE TRANSMITTING LOCATION, TRANSMITTING INTO THE EARTH A SEISMIC SIGNA COMPRISING THE SUM OF A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED VIBRATORY SEISMIC WAVE TRAINS HAVING THE SAME WAVE SHAPE AND DIFFERENT AMPLITUDE, AND SPACED APART IN TIME BY A PREDETERMINED TIME INTERVAL, EACH OF SAID WAVE TRAINS BEING NONREPETITIVE FOR A GIVEN TIME DURATION; (B) AT AT LEAST ONE SEISMIC WAVE RECEIVING LOCATION, DETECTING EARTH VIBRATIONS RESULTING FROM SEISMIC WAVES PRODUCED BY SAID SEISMIC SIGNAL BEING TRANSMITTED INTO THE EARTH AT SAID TRANSMITTING LOCATION, AND RECORDING THE DETECTED EARTH VIBRATIONS AS A FUNCTION OF TIME;
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