Patent ID: 11933927
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 17:
18. A method; comprising:
disposing a ground shield inside a housing of a sensor assembly, wherein the housing comprises a housing insert, seismic sensor circuitry, the ground shield, and overvoltage protection circuitry, wherein the housing insert comprises one or more electrical connectors configured to couple to one or more cables;
disposing the seismic sensor circuitry on a first side of a circuitry board;
disposing the overvoltage protection circuitry on a second side of the circuitry board, wherein the second side is opposite to the first side of the circuitry board;
mounting the circuitry board to the housing insert, wherein the seismic sensor circuitry is disposed between the housing insert and the overvoltage protection circuitry;
forming a first electrically conductive pathway by electrically coupling the one or more cables, the one or more electrical connectors, the seismic sensor circuitry, and the overvoltage protection circuity, wherein the first electrically conductive pathway is configured to arrest at least a first portion of energy associated with one or more overvoltage transients to a ground; and
forming a second electrically conductive pathway by electrically coupling the ground shield to the one or more cables and the housing, wherein the second electrically conductive pathway is configured to route at least a second portion of the energy associated with the one or more overvoltage transients to the ground.