PERFORMING GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS USING UNMANNED TOW VESSELS

摘要

#$%^&*AU2017204124A120180118.pdf#####ABSTRACT Techniques are disclosed relating to towing source elements and geophysical sensors through a body of water using one or more unmanned tow vessel. In some embodiments, a plurality of unmanned tow vessels are configured to tow one or more signal sources and/or one or more streamers. The plurality of unmanned tow vessels may, in some embodiments, traverse various sail paths along a surface of a body of water in order to acquire geophysical data relating to formations disposed below the bottom of the body of water. 441/13 100 110 101 112 106 106 108 116 118 116 118 118 121 120a 125 120b 120c 120d-114 12214 124 Fig. 1