US20030128627A1 - Seismic data acquisition apparatus and method - Google Patents

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US20030128627A1
US20030128627A1 US10/237,469 US23746902A US2003128627A1 US 20030128627 A1 US20030128627 A1 US 20030128627A1 US 23746902 A US23746902 A US 23746902A US 2003128627 A1 US2003128627 A1 US 2003128627A1
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  • This invention relates generally to geologic surveys and more particularly to an apparatus and method for acquiring and processing seismic data.
  • Conventional geophone and hydrophone systems used in seismic prospecting typically have several sensors that produce analog signals indicative of a seismic wave.
  • the seismic wave is usually produced by an energy source such as a vibrator truck, explosives or by an air gun in the case of a hydrophone system.
  • These seismic signals are then conducted to acquisition/conversion circuitry.
  • the analog signals from one or more remote seismic sensors (hydrophones, geophones, or other seismic sensors) are sampled and converted to a series of digital values by the acquisition/conversion circuitry.
  • the acquisition/conversion circuitry is typically configurable to, for example, adjust the sampling rate, alter any digital filtering or other digital signal processing parameters, or perform diagnostics.
  • One or more of these acquisition/conversion circuits are connected to a data collection unit.
  • Each data collection unit collects the series of digital values for all the seismic sensors connected to all the acquisition/conversion units connected to it.
  • the data collection unit passes that data to a system controller, usually the truck, which includes a seismic recording device or Central Recording System (“CRS”).
  • CRS Central Recording System
  • a conventional system as described above is typically used in the seismic industry to enable a seismic data acquisition method called remote digitization.
  • a small number of analog signals are conveyed by wire to an analog to digital converter called a “field box” located remotely from the Central Recording System.
  • analog signals acquired by the sensors are converted to digital form.
  • digital data are transmitted to the CRS via serial communication.
  • a processor and software are used to assign a time slot for transmitting the data.
  • the box closest to the CRS is assigned the first time slot and the next box the second time slot and so forth.
  • a set of digital values from a field box associated with a particular time slot is called a trace.
  • each field box transmits the first trace at the first time. Then the second box would transmit the data for the first trace in the second time slot and so forth down the line. After all of the trace data for the first time slot are transmitted, i.e. time-one samples, then the process is repeated for another trace from all of the boxes i.e. time-two samples. In this manner, all of the data from the remote field units is transmitted to the CRS.
  • the conventional system has several limitations, especially as the number of traces in the recording system increase or redundant methods are needed to improve the reliability of the system.
  • the order that data arrives at the CRS is used to imply or calculate the location of the field box sending the data to the CRS. Using arrival timing in this fashion means that the data cannot be sent via a route other than the predetermined initial route. If traces are contaminated during, transmission they must continue to be passed through the system to preserve the location so that the CRS can keep track of location. This contaminated data causes unexpected errors and failures of the system.
  • the system must add some bits to the data that is transmitted to control the transmission. Because each data value is sent by itself, immediately upon acquisition, the overhead becomes very large and limits the amount of seismic data that can be transmitted over a single channel.
  • Another drawback of the conventional system is the time required to recover from corrupted or otherwise unusable data packages transmitted from the data collection units to the main controller recorder.
  • Another drawback of the conventional system is that a system designer typically must decide to use fiber optic cable or wire conductor cable to interconnect components regardless of system length requirements.
  • the typical system component having fiber optic connectors is prone to failure caused by environmental conditions and is costly to use for shorter system lengths.
  • copper wire is cost effective at shorter distances, a wire cable has a limited frequency response over longer distances and is much more cumbersome to deploy and retrieve.
  • the present invention addresses the above-identified problems found in the conventional seismic data acquisition system by providing a system having distributed control over the several units comprising the system. Additionally, the present invention provides an apparatus and method for packaging and transmitting data efficiently and with more reliability.
  • One aspect of the present invention provides a seismic data acquisition apparatus having a plurality of sensors for detecting a seismic event with each sensor having an output indicative of the seismic event and at least one control unit coupled to the plurality of sensors receiving each sensor's output.
  • the unit is adapted to transmit the received outputs as a data packet and each data packet includes one or more characterizing bits.
  • Another aspect of the present invention provides a seismic data acquisition system containing a plurality of seismic sensors for detecting a seismic event with each sensor having an output indicative of the seismic event.
  • the system includes at least one field unit coupled to the plurality of sensors receiving each sensor's output.
  • the unit is adapted to transmit the received outputs as a data packet with each data packet including one or more characterizing bits.
  • the seismic data acquisition system contains a second control unit coupled to the first control unit for combining data packets received from a plurality of other control units.
  • a main control and recording unit is coupled to the second control unit for receiving the combined data packets.
  • a third aspect of the present invention is a seismic data acquisition cable containing a first cable section including wire connectors coupling a connector at one end of the first cable section to a circuit at another end of the first cable section, wherein the circuit is adapted to convert electrical signals to optical signals.
  • a second cable is coupled to the circuit with the second cable section including optic fibers.
  • a fourth aspect of the present invention is a seismic data cable containing a first cable section including conductors coupling a connector at one end of the first cable section to a circuit at another end of the first cable section wherein the circuit is adapted to condition electrical signals and to retransmit the conditioned electrical signals to a second cable section coupled to a circuit.
  • a fifth aspect of the present invention is a method of seismic data acquisition sensing acoustic energy with a plurality of sensors with each sensor providing an output indicative of the sensed energy and combining the sensor outputs into a data packet, wherein the data packet includes one or more characterizing bits.
  • a sixth aspect of the present invention is a method of deploying a seismic data acquisition system.
  • the method includes extending a first signal transmission medium over a first distance, coupling the first signal transmission medium to a field unit extending a second signal transmission medium over second distance, coupling the second signal transmission medium to a plurality of sensors, and coupling the first signal transmission medium to a central control unit.
  • the method includes reconfiguring the system to have the second signal transmission medium coupled to the central control unit and coupling the first signal transmission medium to the plurality of sensors.
  • a conductive wire is used as the signal transmission medium for short distances and an optic fiber is used for transmitting signals over a long distance.
  • the reconfiguration is made with the use of a field unit having multiple ports, a sensing circuit to determine the media type connected to the unit and a media converter circuit.
  • FIG. 1 is a system schematic of one embodiment of a seismic data acquisition system according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic showing a coupling arrangement for the several units of FIG. 1 suited for longer system lengths;
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic showing a coupling arrangement for the several units of FIG. 1 adapted for shorter system lengths;
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram of a crossline unit according to the present invention that allows for the connection of either coupling arrangement shown in FIGS. 2 and 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a method of system initialization according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a method of data acquisition and conditioning according to the present invention.
  • FIGS. 7 A- 7 B are a flow chart showing a method of data routing and transmission according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a system schematic of one embodiment of a seismic data acquisition system according to the present invention.
  • the system 100 includes a primary control and recording unit 102 for delivering commands to and receiving data signals from other units in the system 100 .
  • the primary control and recording unit or central recording system (“CRS”) 102 is a mobile unit (“truck”).
  • the primary control and recording unit may be housed in any vehicle or carrier, or may be permanently or semi-permanently installed at a predetermined location.
  • the primary control and recording unit 102 is coupled to an intermediate data control unit known as a crossline unit (“XLU”) 104 .
  • the XLU 104 is coupled to a plurality of data acquisition units (“DAUs”) 106 , also referred to herein as “field boxes”.
  • DAUs data acquisition units
  • field boxes also referred to herein as “field boxes”.
  • the couplings 114 a and 114 b between XLUs 104 provide redundant transmission paths as will be further described later.
  • redundant transmission paths 110 a and 110 b between each DAU group and XLUs to ensure continuous data transmission even when a primary transmission fails or is otherwise not viable.
  • One or more sensors 108 are coupled to each DAU 106 .
  • the sensors 108 are preferably micromachined micro-electromechanical system accelerometers referred to as MEMS accelerometers.
  • MEMS accelerometers micromachined micro-electromechanical system accelerometers referred to as MEMS accelerometers.
  • each accelerometer package 108 includes a three-component MEMS accelerometer sensor having three orthogonal axes of sensitivity.
  • the sensors may alternatively be any conventional sensor for sensing acoustic energy waves.
  • a sensor 108 detects a seismic event such as an acoustic wave and converts the acoustic energy into a signal.
  • the signal is received by an associated DAU 106 , which digitizes the signal and transmits the digital result to the XLU.
  • Signal packets are created using electronic circuitry preferably housed in the DAU.
  • the XLU receives digitized results (packets) from the plurality of DAU's 106 and combines the several results for transmission to the CRS 102 .
  • Each packet comprises digitized signals including one or more bits representing the sensed seismic signal and one or more bits “characterizing bits” for identifying the transmitted signal.
  • Each characterizing bit includes information relating to one or more of sensor location, time of transmission, sensor identification, trace number and record identification.
  • the sensors 108 are micromachined accelerometers integrally packaged with a converter thereby providing a digital output to its associated DAU 106 , or directly to an XLU 104 .
  • couplings 112 between the truck and XLU, and between the XLU and DAUs are cables including one or more power/data conductors 112 a and a synchronizing conductor 112 b used for system timing.
  • the couplings 112 may be any suitable coupling capable of transferring electrical power and data signals. It is not necessary that one coupling 112 a be the same coupling type as the other coupling 112 b.
  • Exemplary couplings may be any combination of wire, radio frequency, optical fiber, or electromagnetic.
  • couplings 112 a and 112 b might comprise a first signal (synchronizing signal) riding on a second power and/or data signal transmitted along a single transmission path or conductor.
  • FIGS. 2 - 4 show a particularly useful embodiment of the present invention wherein, the XLUs 104 are adapted to sense the coupling type used and are further adapted to accept wire conductors, fiber optic conductors or a combination of both to allow for adapting the system 100 to different length requirements.
  • connection between XLUs 104 can be either 100 Mb Ethernet protocol or Gigabit Ethernet protocol. Copper cable may be used to transmit 100 Mbit Ethernet protocol and optical fiber may be used to transmit either protocol. Additionally, connection a synchronization signal is transmitted separate from the Ethernet signals for copper wire but may be wavelength division multiplexed to share a fiber with Ethernet.
  • optical fiber has many desirable features compared to copper however it also has some drawbacks. Specifically the features are low loss allowing long transmission distances, and lightweight easing manual transportation, deployment and pickup of the cables by the user.
  • the drawbacks of optical fiber in this environment are associated with the use of optical connectors.
  • Optical connectors which are required at the cable ends in a conventional system are sensitive to contamination by dust, sand, and other foreign materials often encountered in the seismic field environment.
  • the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 - 4 retains the benefits of using optical fiber while eliminating the use of problematic optical connector used in the conventional system.
  • the XLU 104 is connected by a wire connector 200 to a cable 204 .
  • the cable 204 includes a short cable section 206 , typically less than 1 meter, for connecting the XLU 104 to a media converter 202 integrally disposed within the cable 204 .
  • the short cable section 206 preferably comprises copper wire for coupling the XLU 104 to the media converter 202 , although any suitable wire conductor is considered within the scope of this invention.
  • electrical signals are converted to optical signals and vice versa using well-known circuitry. There are no external connectors on the media converter 202 as it is an integral part of the cable 204 .
  • Optical fiber is then used for a major span 208 of the cable 204 .
  • the major fiber optic span 208 supports nominal distances of up to 4 km with commonly commercially available fiber. Greater distances may be achieved using specially designed optic fibers.
  • the media converter eliminates optical connectors in the cable 204 .
  • the fiber cable 208 supports either 100 Mbit Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet. Additionally, synchronization signal transmission and reception is supported in the fiber cable through the media converter. These signals may be transmitted on a single fiber using wavelengths divisions multiplexing techniques.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic showing a coupling arrangement for the several units of FIG. 1 adapted for shorter system lengths.
  • a cable comprising only wire conductors, because the advantages of fiber diminish for shorter cables where weight and loss are not as important in view of the high cost of fiber cables.
  • the cable 300 comprises wire conductors 302 and repeater modules 304 .
  • Each repeater module 304 is a bidirectional device adapted to receive a data package and retransmit the data package after conditioning the package signal.
  • the repeater modules 304 are integrally disposed within the cable 300 to eliminate the need for external connectors.
  • Standard 100 Mbit Ethernet will support only cable lengths up to 100 meters with commercially available cable.
  • the repeater cable shown in FIG. 3 achieves the 400-meter distance by the integration of the repeater modules 304 molded within the cable.
  • These active repeater modules 304 regenerate the signal in both directions and can achieve a transmission distance of 133 meters between repeaters and up to 400 meters overall.
  • the copper repeater cable shown supports a 100 Mbit Ethernet and a synchronization signal.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram of a crossline unit according to the present invention that allows for the connection of either coupling arrangement shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • Connection to the XLU 104 is made using one or more ports 400 .
  • These ports 400 are collectively referred to as a High Speed Dual Media Port.
  • This port 400 accepts either of the cable configurations 204 or 300 described above and shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • Circuits (not separately shown) within the XLU 104 detects whether a cable is copper repeater cable 300 or copper/fiber cable 202 and responds accordingly.
  • the detection circuit may be of the type described in U.S. Provisional Application serial No. 60/297,354 filed on Jun.
  • the XLU 104 allows up to 3 simultaneous high speed connections to the unit of any combination of copper repeater cable and copper/fiber cable. In this fashion a network of XLU's, DAU's and sensors may be combined in any needed configuration without the need to specially design any single component.
  • the apparatus of the present invention might be practiced in numerous embodiments enabled by this teaching.
  • the identification and illustration of XLU's and DAU's as separate field units should not be construed as a necessary limitation of this invention.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus for recording seismic data utilizing a unique data package structure that alleviates the need for precise timing control for signal transmission. Therefore, any reference to XLU and/or DAU could be construed as functional designations within one or more housings or as physical designations in separate housings.
  • the functions of a DAU could, in part or in whole, be transferred to an XLU.
  • the method of the present invention may be practiced using any of the embodiments described above and shown in FIGS. 1 - 4 .
  • the method includes power management of the seismic data acquisition system 100 , data packaging and rerouting.
  • the primary building block of a method according to the present invention is a novel paradigm to seismic recording systems for collecting several time samples of a single location into a bundle or packet.
  • These packets are large enough that the necessary information to identify and route the packet is not a significant factor to the number of bits that must be transmitted.
  • 93% of the bits transmitted using the system of the present invention are seismic data.
  • These packets are transmitted to the CRS for recording as they assembled, rather than awaiting a time slot as with conventional methods. Thus, no assignment of time slot or master order control across the system is needed. This offers several advantages. Each packet is transmitted from one field unit 104 to the next field unit 104 of the array.
  • a new available packet is added to the string of packets that are being transmitted, whenever there is time to introduce a new packet. It is not necessary for there to be a repeated series of clock pulses to keep all units in synchronization, so packets are not transmitted simultaneously. Thus, if the clock from the CRS is lost during the acquisition process a unit can continue to acquire and transmit data on an internal clock without interfering with other units or disrupting overall timing.
  • This packet approach is not used in conventional systems, because using a conventional system typically results in unacceptable loss of several time samples from a single location.
  • a system according to the present invention increases reliability over the conventional system by the combined use of several techniques.
  • each field unit 104 is assigned a trace number for a particular record and a record ID for the seismic event recorded. As each packet is assembled for transmission, it is given a sequence number that represents the time of the first sample in the packet. Because the packet may be lost or corrupted in transmission, the data for each packet is stored in memory of the DAU. This remote data storage provides a backup copy of the data in case there are problems with transmission.
  • a Field Equipment Interface (FEI) (software not separately shown) disposed in the CRS establishes a table in the CRS.
  • This table contains a matrix of all the packets that are expected for an acquisition. Additionally, the table contains information about the memory location that packets are to occupy when they arrive at the CRS.
  • the trace number and sequence number contained in the packet are examined by the FEI.
  • the packet is “checked off” in the table and the seismic data is written to the proper location in the CRS memory. In this manner, the order of packet arrival is not important to determining the corresponding location of the sensor that created the data. That information is part of the packet information.
  • the sequence number is evaluated by the FEI and is used to control the memory location of the data storage without affecting other parts or timing of the system.
  • a Cyclic Redundancy Counter (software bits) is added to the end of each packet.
  • the CRC is checked with the data to determine if there was an error in transmitting the packet.
  • a command is sent to the previous unit to send the packet again.
  • the data is transmitted from unit to unit in this manner until it reaches a higher order element that connects line segments. If a packet is corrupted at this level, there is no adjacent unit to command retransmission. In this case, the data package block is simply dropped and not retransmitted.
  • This method substantially reduces unexpected errors and system failures caused by corrupted data.
  • the matrix is examined for missing packets.
  • the FEI sends a command to a specific remote unit to retransmit a specified packet based on its time sequence if a missing packet is detected. Whenever missing packets cannot be retransmitted successfully, the corresponding locations in memory are filled with error values. A summary of the missing packets is sent to a master control unit, which is used to determine if the record is acceptable.
  • Rerouting and retransmission capability enabled by the system according to the present invention creates the possibility that packets from one seismic event or record will arrive at the CRS at the same time as the last packets from the previous event.
  • Each record or event is assigned a Record ID.
  • This same Record ID is associated with a unique packet table in the FEI.
  • the FEI keeps the previous table open during the primary acquisition of the current table to allow for the late arrival of packets and retransmission requests.
  • the users of the system set the amount of time, but it is expected that at least three tables would be active, i.e. open, at any time.
  • test results from positions that will be used in the future are evaluated in addition to receiving seismic data from remote units.
  • this is called “look ahead testing”. This is very difficult with conventional data transmission methods to include this data with the seismic data, because it disrupts the order of the data that is used to determine the location.
  • test results are assigned a different identifier in the packet type. The status packet can then be transmitted from unit to unit back to the CRS in the same way that data packets are transmitted. At the FEI the type is examined and the data and status packets are separated for different data processing.
  • the remote unit is programmed to send an “unsolicited” status to indicate this error to the CRS. Again the packet of status is coded so that the FEI recognizes this packet as unsolicited status and not as a routine response to a query, and thus treat it as needing immediate attention.
  • a third type of packet is the “Command” packet.
  • This packet normally travels from the Central Recording System to the ground units to control the behavior or parameters of the unit.
  • the command packets are mixed with the data and status packets and sent by the same network protocols as the other types of packets.
  • the method allows the field units and the CRS to quickly determine the type of packet that is presented and to either reject or act on the packet based on its type and routing information.
  • seismic packet will be used to mean either or all status, command or data packets.
  • a feature of a seismic system is that all remote digitizer units sample in unison to an accuracy of 0.25 microseconds or better across the complete system and that they hold that accuracy for length of the record. This accuracy is much less than the time to transmit a signal through wires across the distance of a seismic recording system. This is further complicated by the potential for time delays in switches and rerouting of packets.
  • One of the major limitations of conventional systems using packet transmission and established communication standards like Ethernet is that timing information and control is lost.
  • a timing synchronization signal and the seismic packets are transmitted by separate dedicated wires or in a single fiber as discussed above. This allows the use of application-specific protocol and methodology to distribute the timing signals and at the same time well established methods and protocols to distribute information that can be put into packets.
  • a managed switch may be, and is preferably a software solution managed within a particular unit such as an XLU. This is covered under the general class of Ethernet messaging protocol that is used by the system.
  • a managed switch keeps a list of which port is generating information. If that unit appears in the “to” part of the message the switch sends the data to that port. Secondly, the switch sends out network messages to establish the health of the network. If there are two ways for a packet to get to the same node or cross line unit, one of the links is deliberately disabled. The managed switches continue to poll the network on a periodic basis. If links or units fail, the network is readjusted and the messages are sent by a different route. In this manner, a link can fail and the seismic crew can continue to record while repairs are made.
  • Another networking embodiment of the present invention is the automatic adding of units to the network.
  • the XLUs and DAUs are constantly sending network messages looking for new units. When a new unit responds it is attached to the network and the user display in the CRS shows the unit to be available for use to collect seismic data.
  • FIGS. 5 - 7 An exemplary data-handling method according to the present invention is shown in FIGS. 5 - 7 .
  • FIG. 5 is a flow of system initiation commands
  • FIG. 6 is a flow of data acquisition
  • FIG. 7 is a flow of data packet routing. The method is preferably conducted in part using using a set of instructions stored on a readable medium such as magnetic disc or memory device in a unit such as the DAU described above and shown in FIGS. 1 - 4 .
  • seismic data acquisition is initiated as shown in FIG. 5.
  • a user initiates a request to record seismic data.
  • the user is a field operator at the central truck recorder.
  • the user selects which DAU field units are to be active for the record associated with the seismic data to be acquired. These selections are preferably performed by entering the selections into a computer console at the truck. Once the selections are entered, a command is sent via typical telemetry to the active DAU's 106 .
  • a field equipment interface unit housed in the CRS 102 provides interface between the CRS and field equipment.
  • a table is created describing the active traces, and the table is transmitted to the field equipment interface.
  • the field equipment interface expands the table into a table of expected packets.
  • the field equipment interface then prepares to receive packets from DAUs.
  • the user selects a time to start recording using the truck console, and a command is issued to the DAUs to assign a time and record identification to packets as characterizing bits.
  • a data acquisition method begins with sensors providing output signals indicative of a seismic event to activated field units.
  • the DAU field units convert the analog signals to digital signals and the digital signal is placed into a memory device within the field unit.
  • the stored data is then transferred to a buffer memory as an output data packet.
  • the data packet is then completed by adding characterizing bits, i.e. an identification header is attached which includes a record identification, a trace identification and a sequence number.
  • the data packet with characterizing bit is then transmitted via the telemetry network.
  • FIGS. 7 A- 7 B are a flow chart to show a data packet routing method according to the present invention.
  • Status packets and data packets are combined on a networked seismic data acquisition system and the packets are the network using Ethernet addresses. All packets are routed to the field equipment interface, and the field equipment interface is used to determine whether the arriving packet is a status packet or a data packet. Status packets are transmitted to an output display in the CRS for display to the user.
  • the field equipment interface determines that an arriving packet is a seismic data packet, then an associated table for proper identification is selected and a “received” bit flag is set in the table based on the trace identification and packet sequence information contained in the packet characterizing bits.
  • the format of the seismic data in the packet is converted and removed from the packet in order and written to memory in time and trace order.
  • the table of received packets is examined for missing packets. If the table shows one or more missing packets, then commands are sent to DAUs to recover missing data from the DAU memory and retransmit the data package.
  • the retransmitted data package is treated in the same manner as the original data packages.
  • the field equipment interface determines that an arriving packet is a seismic data packet, then an associated table for proper identification is selected and a “received” bit flag is set in the table based on the trace identification and packet sequence information contained in the packet characterizing bits. Unrecoverable data package information is assigned a predetermined value to complete the records at the central recorder.

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