Patent ID: 7835222

Claim:
A biofouling resistant seismic streamer assembly, comprising: a flexible tubing seismic streamer casing having an external surface coated with a layer of a silicone elastomer such that the silicone elastomer remains connected to the seismic streamer casing to provide biofouling resistance during prolonged use of the seismic streamer assembly as a seismic streamer; a plurality of acoustic signal receiving sensors within the seismic streamer casing; and a buoyancy material within the seismic streamer casing; wherein said biofouling resistant flexible tubing is formed by a process comprising the steps of: a. providing a flexible tubing; b. optionally pressurizing said flexible tubing; c. treating the surface of the flexible tubing to be coated; d. mixing the silicone elastomer; e. coating said mixed silicone elastomer on said flexible tubing; and, f. heat curing said silicone elastomer coated on said flexible tubing.