Acoustics – Geophysical or subsurface exploration – Seismic wave generation
Patent
1997-04-07
1999-05-25
Patel, Harshad
Acoustics
Geophysical or subsurface exploration
Seismic wave generation
102306, 175 46, G01V 106, E21B 700, F42B 100
Patent
active
059071320
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for creating as shear ("S") wave for use in oil and gas exploration, where such S-wave is created by detonating an explosive packaging in a shot hole in a manner that produces directionally controlled S-wave force vectors at each source station across a 3-D survey grid.
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Gilbreth J. M. (Mark)
Patel Harshad
Strozier Robert W.
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