Patent ID: 7679989
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: G01V,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A seismic sensor station for disposal on a seismic cable, comprising: an internal housing supporting sensor components of the sensor station, wherein an outside wall of the housing defines a rounded perimeter of the internal housing; a first optical cable of the seismic cable that is uncut at the sensor station and radially coiled around an outer surface of a cylindrically-shaped internal housing, said first optical cable including one or more fibers within a metal tube that bypasses the sensor station without being terminated; a second optical cable routed into the housing for connection to the sensor components; and an external shroud disposed over the internal housing and first optical cable, said shroud defining a space between an outside surface of the internal sensor housing and an inside surface of the external shroud for allowing a length of the first optical cable to be arranged at least partly within the space.