Apparatus and Method for Collecting Geophysical Information

摘要

An apparatus for collecting geophysical information may include a geophysical information station disposed along a seismic communication cable. A bypass circuit responsive to a command signal is in communication with a switching circuit that is operable to route electrical power, commands, data or a combination to bypass the geophysical information station in response to the command signal. An exemplary method for bypassing a geophysical information station in a geophysical information collection system includes sending a command signal to a bypass circuit and activating one or more switching circuits using the bypass circuit to route electrical power, commands, data or a combination to bypass the geophysical information station in response to the command signal.

主权项

1. A method of collecting geophysical information, the method comprising:
receiving a command signal at a first geophysical information station to issue a first bypass signal; issuing a first bypass signal at the first geophysical information station responsive to receiving the command signal to issue a first bypass signal; receiving a first bypass signal issued by a first upstream geophysical information station; and activating one or more switching circuits of the first geophysical information station to route electrical power, commands, data or a combination to bypass the first geophysical information station in response to the first bypass signal from the first upstream geophysical information station.