Patent ID: 9297920
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G01V

Claim Text:
1. A system for aquatic seismic prospecting, comprising: at least one submerged mobile seismic source for creating a disturbance transmitted through an aquatic medium in the form of waves; at least one cable of substantially zero buoyancy having a plurality of sensors for collecting waves reflected from geological layers beneath the aquatic medium; the plurality of sensors for detecting and measuring the reflected waves, the at least one cable having a first end and a second end; a drone is attached to each end of one cable of the at least one cable for placing the one cable under tension, wherein the pair of drones keep the one cable in a stationary or pseudo-stationary position; and a device selected from the group consisting of ballast containers, ballasts, buoys and thrusters for holding the at least one cable at a substantially constant depth greater than approximately 5 meters and less than 200 meters.