Patents by Inventor Steve E. Heiney

Steve E. Heiney has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for multiple suppression based on phase arrays
    Patent number: 6606278
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for suppressing multiples in the collection of marine seismic data comprises at least one source positioned in the body of water; at least one receiver positioned in the body of water below the air-water interface and near the sources; a bubble diffuser positioned in the body of water so that the bubbles emitted by the bubble diffuser are positioned between the receivers and the air-water interface, wherein the emitted bubbles provide high acoustic reflection and substantially suppress specular reflection of seismic waves; and a control for activating the bubble diffuser during the collection of seismic data by the sources and receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Paul J. Lee, Warren S. Ross, John V. Young, Michael M. Zhang, Doug Angevine, Steve E. Heiney
  • Method for multiple suppression based on phase arrays
    Publication number: 20020114218
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for suppressing multiples in the collection of marine seismic data comprises at least one source positioned in the body of water; at least one receiver positioned in the body of water below the air-water interface and near the sources; a bubble diffuser positioned in the body of water so that the bubbles emitted by the bubble diffuser are positioned between the receivers and the air-water interface, wherein the emitted bubbles provide high acoustic reflection and substantially suppress specular reflection of seismic waves; and a control for activating the bubble diffuser during the collection of seismic data by the sources and receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Paul J. Lee, Warren S. Ross, John V. Yaung, Michael M. Zhang, Doug Angevine, Steve E. Heiney