Autonomous seismic node handling and storage system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9459366-B2
Application number	US-201514711262-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2015
Priority date	May 15, 2014
Publication date	Oct 4, 2016
Grant date	Oct 4, 2016

Abstract

Embodiments of systems and methods for storing and handling a plurality of autonomous seismic nodes are presented. The node handling and storage system may be coupled to a node deployment system that deploys and/or retrieves nodes from water from the back deck of a marine vessel. One embodiment of the node handling and storage system includes a plurality of portable containers that may be assembled in a variety of configurations based on the vessel and survey requirements. The containers are coupled to an autonomous or semi-autonomous node conveyor and/or transport system that moves the nodes between and within the containers for node cleaning, downloading, charging, servicing, and storage. The conveyor system may include a plurality of different transport devices and/or systems, such as rotatable conveyors, lateral conveyors, lift mechanisms, and elevators.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An autonomous seismic node handling system, comprising:
a plurality of autonomous seismic nodes;
a first plurality of portable containers located on a marine vessel, wherein each container has two side walls and two end walls, wherein the plurality of containers are arranged such that each of the plurality of containers has a side wall adjacent to a side wall of another one of the plurality of containers; and
a transport system that is configured t…

Assignees

• Seabed Geosolutions Bv

Inventors

• Henman Richard Edward
• Rokkan Arne Henning
• Naes Johan Fredrik
• Ervik Mariann
• Larsen Leif Johan
• Jaatun Arve
• Semb Ole-Fredrik

Classifications

• G01V1/3843

  Physics · mapped topic

• G01V1/3852 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic