Method for manufacturing a streamer cable
View Patent ↗A method for manufacturing a streamer cable includes connecting seismic devices using slacked wire and disposing a polymer body having a channel defined therein around the seismic devices and the wire such that the wire extends through the channel.
1. A method for manufacturing a streamer cable, comprising:
connecting seismic devices using slacked wire; and
disposing a polymer body having a channel defined therein around the seismic devices and the wire, such that the wire extends through the channel;
wherein the polymer body is provided in two halves and the disposing the polymer body comprises disposing a first half of the polymer body around a portion of the seismic devices and the wire and disposing a second half of the polymer body around the remaining portion of the seismic devices and the wire.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising providing a solid core for the streamer cable wherein the polymer body is also disposed around the solid core.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the wire extends inline with the core.
4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising corrugating the wire prior to connecting the wire between the seismic devices.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the slacked wire extends a shorter distance along the streamer than if the wire is not slacked.