DYNAMIC SOURCE PARAMETER SELECTION FOR SEISMIC VIBRATOR DATA ACQUISITION Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC G01V1/02 

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: method and system of controlling seismic vibrators during seismic survey involves acquiring real-time field survey locations for a first plurality of seismic vibrators, determining at least one geometrical relationship between each of the first plurality of seismic vibrators as a function of the field survey locations, selecting a second plurality of seismic vibrators from the first plurality of vibrators as a function of the at least one geometrical relationship, selecting source parameters for the second plurality of seismic vibrators as a function of the field survey locations and controlling the second plurality of seismic vibrators to transmit seismic energy into the earth. A third plurality of vibrators is selected based on geometrical relationships and associated source parameters are determined based on vibrator locations. Multiple vibrator groups may acquire data continuously without interruption.

EFFECT: high accuracy and information content of the obtained survey data.

30 cl, 9 dwg