OCTIO GEOPHYSICAL AS Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130189036 | DAMAGE PREVENTION IN SUBSEA CABLES AND SIMILAR ELEMENTS DURING LAYING OR RETRIEVING - To eliminate the risk of damaging an elongate flexible element and/or an accessory integrated therein, such as a seismic cable having sensor modules distributed rather densely along the cable and forming therewith sections that risk being damaged, on passing from a generally horizontal/vertical orientation to a generally vertical/horizontal one during subsea laying or retrieving of the cable, a new direction changing support structure is provided. The support structure comprises at least two rotary sheaves and a rotary support frame for carrying the sheaves, and said at least two sheaves are spaced from each other a distance that is greater than a length of the accessory to permit the element with the integral accessory to extend in a straight line between the two sheaves. Each sheave has a rotational axis that is parallel to a rotational axis of the support frame, and the support frame is rotary at least between a position in which the accessory with associated ends of the element is located in a generally horizontal orientation and is supported by said sheaves and a position in which the accessory with associated ends of the element is located in a generally vertical orientation during continuous support by said sheaves. | 07-25-2013 |
20120217007 | ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION - The present invention relates to a method for monitoring hydro-carbon production from a hydrocarbon reservoir comprising the steps of performing a reservoir treatment process for stimulating hydrocarbon production including injection of a fluid into the reservoir, performing a seismic survey on the reservoir, obtaining a set of acoustic signals from said seismic survey and determine from the obtained acoustic signals the distribution of different contents within the reservoir, wherein the method comprises an intermediate step of adding a substance for increasing the acoustic contrast of the fluid prior to or in conjunction with injecting the fluid into the reservoir. | 08-30-2012 |
20080285379 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING GEOPHYSICAL INFORMATION - An apparatus for collecting geophysical information may include a geophysical information station disposed along a seismic communication cable. A bypass circuit responsive to a command signal is in communication with a switching circuit that is operable to route electrical power, commands, data or a combination to bypass the geophysical information station in response to the command signal. An exemplary method for bypassing a geophysical information station in a geophysical information collection system includes sending a command signal to a bypass circuit and activating one or more switching circuits using the bypass circuit to route electrical power, commands, data or a combination to bypass the geophysical information station in response to the command signal. | 11-20-2008 |