US3302164A
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Method and apparatus for geophysical prospecting which utilizes both reflected shearand pressure waves
Assignee: ConocoPhillips Co
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Filing: 1963-12-12
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Granted: 1967-01-31
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Expires: 1983-12-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth H Waters
- 👤 Jesse T Cherry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 07:07
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V1/00; G01V1/28; G01V1/284
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A METHOD FOR DETERMINING PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SUBTERRANEAN LAYERS OF THE EARTH COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: PRODUCING SEISMIC PRESSURE WAVE REFLECTION DATA OF THE SUBTERRANEAN LAYER RECORDED WITH RESPECT TO TIME AND HAVING AN EFFECTIVE WAVE LENGTH SPECTRUM; PRODUCING SEISMIC SHEAR WAVE REFLECTION DATA OF THE SUBTERRANEAN LAYER RECORDED WITH RESPECT TO TIME AND HAVING AN EFFECTIVE WAVE LENGTH SPECTRUM SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS THE EFFECTIVE WAVE LENGTH SPECTRUM OF THE PRESSURE WAVE REFLECTION DATA; AND COMPARING THE SEISMIC PRESSURE WAVE REFLECTION DATA WITH THE SEISMIC SHEAR WAVE REFLECTION DATA.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
90 words
A METHOD FOR DETERMINING PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SUBTERRANEAN LAYERS OF THE EARTH COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: PRODUCING SEISMIC PRESSURE WAVE REFLECTION DATA OF THE SUBTERRANEAN LAYER RECORDED WITH RESPECT TO TIME AND HAVING AN EFFECTIVE WAVE LENGTH SPECTRUM; PRODUCING SEISMIC SHEAR WAVE REFLECTION DATA OF THE SUBTERRANEAN LAYER RECORDED WITH RESPECT TO TIME AND HAVING AN EFFECTIVE WAVE LENGTH SPECTRUM SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS THE EFFECTIVE WAVE LENGTH SPECTRUM OF THE PRESSURE WAVE REFLECTION DATA; AND COMPARING THE SEISMIC PRESSURE WAVE REFLECTION DATA WITH THE SEISMIC SHEAR WAVE REFLECTION DATA.
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