Method and apparatus for seismic prospecting

Details Method and apparatus for seismic prospecting Method and apparatus for seismic prospecting

1975-01-22

1978-02-07

Moskowitz, Nelson

Acoustics

Wave coupling

Earth

181116, G01V 102, G01V 110

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040722082

ABSTRACT:
A method of seismic prospecting areas having a hard snow covered surface which comprises clearing the snow from a surface strip, laying a line of detonating cord on the surface, covering the cord with a layer of snow, compressing the snow layer to form a stemming layer around the cord, detonating the explosive and recording the reflected or refracted seismic waves.
The invention also includes an apparatus comprising a combination of snow ploughs, snow compressor and cord feed means for use in the method.

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patent: 2990904 (1961-07-01), Hawkins et al.
patent: 3632172 (1972-01-01), Robinson et al.
patent: 3712220 (1973-01-01), Marke et al.
patent: 3729060 (1973-04-01), Murray

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