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Seismic refraction exploration

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6563562
In seismic exploration, refracted seismic energy is detected by seismic receivers to produce seismograms of subsurface formations. The seismograms are produced by directing seismic energy from an array of sources at an angle to be refracted by the subsurface formations and detected by the receivers. The directivity of the array is obtained by delaying the seismic pulses produced by each source in the source array.
Assignee:
Mobil Corp
Patent Number(s):
US 4242740
OSTI ID:
6563562
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English