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

Claim 11:
12. A method, comprising:
providing a seismic data acquisition positioning apparatus comprising a seismic data acquisition unit, a hanging unit, and a retrieval unit;
providing the 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;

providing the hanging unit comprising a beacon unit;
coupling a first connector having a first end with the seismic data acquisition unit and coupling the first connector having a second end with the hanging unit;
coupling a first end of a second connector with the seismic data acquisition unit and a second end 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 the retrieval unit;
providing the retrieval unit having an end coupled with the hanging unit, the retrieval unit comprises a balloon; and
coupling a gas canister with the balloon, wherein the gas canister is configured to inflate the balloon, and wherein size of the balloon depends on size of the seismic data acquisition unit and a depth at which the seismic data acquisition unit settles on seafloor.