Apparatus for generating seismic signals having distinguishing signatures

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8462589
APP PUB NO 20100149922A1
SERIAL NO

12645835

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A seismic system has a plurality of seismic sources. Each of the seismic sources includes a reaction mass movable with respect to a geological structure and includes an actuator moving the reaction mass. The movement of the reaction mass emits a source signal as seismic energy into the geological structure. In the system, each of the source signals is generated from a base vibratory signal segmented into a plurality of segments, where the base vibratory signal sweeps from an initial frequency to a final frequency. Each of the segments has a partition of sweep frequencies different from the other segments. Each of the source signals has a distinguishing arrangement of the segments different from the other source signals.

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ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION2105 CITYWEST BOULEVARD SUITE 400 HOUSTON TX 77042-2839

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Bloor, Robert Missouri City, US 9 74
Sitton, Gary A Houston, US 12 213
Smith, J MacDonald Houston, US 5 53

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