Patent ID: 11940582
Assignee: MAGSEIS FF LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A seismic data acquisition positioning apparatus, comprising:
a seismic data acquisition unit comprising:
a case having an internal compartment; and
a power source, a clock, a seismic data recorder, a control unit, and at least one sensor disposed within the case;

a hanging unit comprising a beacon unit;
a first connector having a first end coupled with the seismic data acquisition unit and having a second end coupled with the hanging unit;
a second connector having a first end coupled with the seismic data acquisition unit and having a second end coupled with the hanging unit, wherein the first connector and the second connector are coupled with the seismic data acquisition unit along a longitudinal axis of the hanging unit, and wherein the first connector and the second connector have a rigidity greater than a rigidity of a retrieval unit;
the retrieval unit having an end coupled with the hanging unit, the retrieval unit comprising a balloon; and
a gas canister coupled with the balloon and configured to inflate the balloon.