An embedded file network server based on a seismic data stream includes a broadband power management module, a main control unit, a serial-port-to-RS232 module, a PHY bridge layer, an SD card, and a network interface. The main control unit includes serial port, an SDIO interface, an internal RAM, DMA units, and a MAC drive layer. The main control unit performs seismic data interaction with an external device through the serial port, and receives seismic data through an internal interruption, and the received seismic data stream is stored in the internal RAM. The internal RAM transfers the received seismic data stream to the SDIO interface and MAC driver layer through the DMA units. The SDIO interface stores the seismic data stream in the SD card for data backup. The MAC driver layer is coupled to the PHY bridge layer for inputting and outputting the seismic data stream.

An embedded file network server based on a seismic data stream includes a broadband power management module, a main control unit, a serial-port-to-RS232 module, a PHY bridge layer, an SD card, and a network interface. The main control unit includes serial port, an SDIO interface, an internal RAM, DMA units, and a MAC drive layer. The main control unit performs seismic data interaction with an external device through the serial port, and receives seismic data through an internal interruption, and the received seismic data stream is stored in the internal RAM. The internal RAM transfers the received seismic data stream to the SDIO interface and MAC driver layer through the DMA units. The SDIO interface stores the seismic data stream in the SD card for data backup. The MAC driver layer is coupled to the PHY bridge layer for inputting and outputting the seismic data stream.

A wireless seismic data acquisition unit with a wireless receiver providing access to a common remote time reference shared by wireless seismic data acquisition units in a seismic system. The receiver can replicate local version of remote time epoch to which a seismic sensor analog-to-digital converter is synchronized. The receiver can replicate local version of remote common time reference to time stamp local node events. The receiver can be placed in a low power, non-operational state over periods of time during which the unit continues to record seismic data, thus conserving unit battery power. The system corrects the local time clock based on intermittent access to the common remote time reference. The system corrects the local time clock via a voltage controlled oscillator to account for environmentally induced timing errors.

A wireless seismic data acquisition unit with a wireless receiver providing access to a common remote time reference shared by wireless seismic data acquisition units in a seismic system. The receiver can replicate local version of remote time epoch to which a seismic sensor analog-to-digital converter is synchronized. The receiver can replicate local version of remote common time reference to time stamp local node events. The receiver can be placed in a low power, non-operational state over periods of time during which the unit continues to record seismic data, thus conserving unit battery power. The system corrects the local time clock based on intermittent access to the common remote time reference. The system corrects the local time clock via a voltage controlled oscillator to account for environmentally induced timing errors.

The invention provides a method of detecting a seismic event, which comprises acquiring (110) a digital signal x characteristic of a signal measured by at least one seismic sensor, and calculating (130) a time-frequency distribution for at least one section of a given duration of said signal, in a given frequency band. For each frequency of said frequency band, the calculated time-frequency distribution is normalized. The method also comprises calculating (150) the moving average of the normalized time-frequency distribution ZD, in said frequency band and in a time window, given reference L, centered on the time n; and detecting (160) a seismic event when the average exceeds a predefined threshold value. The invention also provides a corresponding detection system.

The invention provides a method of detecting a seismic event, which comprises acquiring (110) a digital signal x characteristic of a signal measured by at least one seismic sensor, and calculating (130) a time-frequency distribution for at least one section of a given duration of said signal, in a given frequency band. For each frequency of said frequency band, the calculated time-frequency distribution is normalized. The method also comprises calculating (150) the moving average of the normalized time-frequency distribution ZD, in said frequency band and in a time window, given reference L, centered on the time n; and detecting (160) a seismic event when the average exceeds a predefined threshold value. The invention also provides a corresponding detection system.

A mobile docking device is configured to receive seismic acquisition units. The mobile docking device includes a container having a front opening, a docking module located within the container, the docking module having plural docking bays, each docking bay being configured to receive one of the seismic acquisition units through the front opening, a removable front wall configured to be attached to the container to cover the front opening to secure the seismic acquisition units, and handles attached to the container. The removable front wall biases the seismic acquisition units to maintain a direct electrical connection between tubular pins of the plural docking bays and pins of the seismic acquisition units during transport of the mobile docking device.

A method of correcting clock drift in at least one slave clock in a seismic node. The method comprises obtaining a number of clock drift measurements of the at least one slave clock in the at least one seismic node. A clock drift correction function as a function of time is calculated by curve fitting the number of clock drift measurements to a 2nd order polynomial. A time of reference of the recorded seismic sensor data is corrected by the 2nd order polynomial clock drift correction function.

A method for customized canonical data standardization, ingestion, and storage includes: receiving a configuration set defining a formatting parameter, a unit conversion parameter, and a transmission parameter, receiving a data record from a data source, wherein the data record includes oilfield-related data, converting units within the data record to a standardized unit defined based at least partially on the unit conversion parameter, formatting the data record based at least partially on the formatting parameter, wherein the formatting parameter defines one or more modifications to make to the data record, and providing the data record to a cloud hosting system for storage after converting the units and the formatting the data record, wherein the providing the data record comprises transmitting the data record in a manner defined by the configuration set.

A method for customized canonical data standardization, ingestion, and storage includes: receiving a configuration set defining a formatting parameter, a unit conversion parameter, and a transmission parameter, receiving a data record from a data source, wherein the data record includes oilfield-related data, converting units within the data record to a standardized unit defined based at least partially on the unit conversion parameter, formatting the data record based at least partially on the formatting parameter, wherein the formatting parameter defines one or more modifications to make to the data record, and providing the data record to a cloud hosting system for storage after converting the units and the formatting the data record, wherein the providing the data record comprises transmitting the data record in a manner defined by the configuration set.