Patent ID: 8632274

Claim:
A method for deployment of ocean bottom seismometers (OBS) units on the ocean floor, said method comprising: a. providing a plurality of wireless, self-contained OBS units, each OBS unit defined about an axis and configured to be individually placed and positioned on the ocean floor, b. transporting said OBS units from a surface vessel to the ocean floor; and c. utilizing a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to individually place at least one of the plurality of OBS units on the ocean floor, d. wherein said placement is accomplished by utilizing a suction mechanism defined about an axis and having a suction cup to individually engage each OBS unit so that the suction cup mechanism is coaxially aligned with the OBS unit, and moving the OBS unit from a first location to the ocean floor, and e. wherein the OBS units are transported from the surface vessel separately from the ROV or the ROV wirelessly activates at least one functionality of the OBS units.