US3240286A
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Geophysical prospecting
Assignee: ExxonMobil Oil Corp
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Filing: 1962-03-13
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Granted: 1966-03-15
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Expires: 1982-03-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert W Musgrave
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 09:37
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V1/00; G01V1/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
THE METHOD OF GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION INVOLVING A SECTIONALIZED CABLE HAVING ASSOCIATED THEREWITH AT SPACED LOCATIONS A MULTIPLICITY OF GEOPHONES, COMPRISING CONNECTING TOGETHER A SELECTED NUMBER OF SAID SECTIONS OF SAID CABLE TO FORM A SPREAD WITH SAID MULTIPLICITY OF GEOPHONES DISPOSED IN ARRAYS SPACED ONE FROM THE OTHER TO FORM A SERIES OF DETECTOR STATIONS ON A SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT LINE OF EXPLORATION, CONNECTING SAID SPREAD OF GEOPHONES TO A RECORDING MEANS, DROPPING A WEIGHT FROM A FIRST THUMPER TRUCK AT A PLURALITY OF IMPACT STATIONS AT A FIRST SOURCE LOCATION SPACED ALONG SAID LINE OF EXPLORATION A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE FROM SAID SPREAD, RECORDING SEISMIC WAVES GENERATED BY THE DROPPING OF SAID WEIGHT AND RECEIVED AT SAID DETECTOR STATIONS, AFTER THE DROPPING OF SAID WEIGHT AT A FIRST OF SAID IMPACT STATIONS, DROPPING A SECOND WEIGHT FROM A SECOND THUMPER TRUCK AT A FIRST OF A PLURALITY OF IMPACT STATIONS AT A SECOND SOURCE LOCATION SPACED ALONG SAID LINE OF EXPLORATION A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID SPREAD FROM FIRST SOURCE LOCATION.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
174 words
THE METHOD OF GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION INVOLVING A SECTIONALIZED CABLE HAVING ASSOCIATED THEREWITH AT SPACED LOCATIONS A MULTIPLICITY OF GEOPHONES, COMPRISING CONNECTING TOGETHER A SELECTED NUMBER OF SAID SECTIONS OF SAID CABLE TO FORM A SPREAD WITH SAID MULTIPLICITY OF GEOPHONES DISPOSED IN ARRAYS SPACED ONE FROM THE OTHER TO FORM A SERIES OF DETECTOR STATIONS ON A SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT LINE OF EXPLORATION, CONNECTING SAID SPREAD OF GEOPHONES TO A RECORDING MEANS, DROPPING A WEIGHT FROM A FIRST THUMPER TRUCK AT A PLURALITY OF IMPACT STATIONS AT A FIRST SOURCE LOCATION SPACED ALONG SAID LINE OF EXPLORATION A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE FROM SAID SPREAD, RECORDING SEISMIC WAVES GENERATED BY THE DROPPING OF SAID WEIGHT AND RECEIVED AT SAID DETECTOR STATIONS, AFTER THE DROPPING OF SAID WEIGHT AT A FIRST OF SAID IMPACT STATIONS, DROPPING A SECOND WEIGHT FROM A SECOND THUMPER TRUCK AT A FIRST OF A PLURALITY OF IMPACT STATIONS AT A SECOND SOURCE LOCATION SPACED ALONG SAID LINE OF EXPLORATION A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID SPREAD FROM FIRST SOURCE LOCATION.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-03-14 | 1969-09-13 | 1970-03-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-03-14 | 1973-09-13 | 1974-03-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-03-14 | 1977-09-13 | 1978-03-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |