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Noel D Zinn

from Missouri City, TX
Age ~82
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Also known as:
Noel Don Zinn, Noel M Zinn, Children Phon Zinn Noel, Donald Zinn Noel, Zinn Noel, Noel Alblee
Phone and address:
2927 Double Lake Dr, Missouri City, TX 77459
(832) 539-1472
Connected to:
Adriana Zinn, 43Andrew Zinn, 48Christy A Zinn, 38Evan C Zinn, 35Jeanne E Zinn, 75Jenna Zinn, 29Joachim H Zinn, 69Kai G Zinn, 69Lila M Zinn, 65Lina K Zinn, 86

Noel Zinn Phones & Addresses

  • 2927 Double Lake Dr, Missouri City, TX 77459 (832) 539-1472 (281) 261-3095
  • Kanab, UT
  • Plano, TX
  • Houston, TX

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Principal

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Location:
Houston, TX
Industry:
Oil & Energy
Work:
Hydrometronics
Principal
Exxonmobil Feb 2001 - May 2010
Geodesist
Western Geophysical 1990 - 2001
Navigation Scientist
Bsi Group Anz Pty Ltd 1978 - 1989
Geodetic Services Manager
Delta Exploration Company 1970 - 1975
Navigator and Administrator
Education:
University of Houston 1987 - 2017
Masters, Master of Arts, Mathematics University of California, Berkeley 1961 - 1967
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Skills:
Navigation
Geodesy
Surveying
Cartography
Gps
Geophysics
Seismology
Oil and Gas
Software Development
Upstream
Data Analysis
Petroleum
Geomatics
Energy
Gis
Geology
Data Processing
Maritime
Integration
Project Management
Project Planning
Engineering
Leadership
Energy Industry
Programming
Training
Global Positioning System
Drilling
Earth Science
Subsea Engineering
Algorithms
Arcgis
Offshore Drilling
Gas
Water
Pipelines
Data Management
Field Work
Spatial Analysis
Architectures
Remote Sensing
Modeling
Esri
Oil/Gas
Geographic Information Systems
Interests:
Economic Empowerment
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Noel Zinn
Owner
HYDROMETRONICS, LLC
Business Services at Non-Commercial Site
2927 Double Lk, Missouri City, TX 77459

Publications

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Computer Instructions For Positioning A Wire Using Sensor Information

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US Patent:
8332174, Dec 11, 2012
Filed:
May 23, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/479027
Inventors:
Edward Majzlik - Houston TX, US
Alfred L. Hise - Wiggins MS, US
Brian Hardy - Friendswood TX, US
Noel Zinn - Missouri City TX, US
Assignee:
NCS Subsea, Inc. - Stafford TX
International Classification:
G01C 17/38
US Classification:
702 95, 702 94, 702150, 702151
Abstract:
Computer instructions for determining coordinates for nodes on a wire secured to tow lines of a floating vessel for analyzing geological formations is provided. The computer instructions can use sensors in communication with a processor to determine the coordinates of nodes and provide azimuths tangential to the wire. A library of nominal values for polynomial coefficients, a library of known distances along the wire, and a library of preset limits can be stored in a data storage. The computer instructions can: receive sensor information, compute bearing, reorient the coordinates, rotate the azimuth, construct a polynomial algorithm, compute the azimuth, form a residual, compute updated differences until the residual is within preset limits, calculate local coordinates for nodes, and rotate the local coordinates from the local coordinate system to the projected coordinate system.

Declination Compensation For Seismic Survey

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US Patent:
20120134234, May 31, 2012
Filed:
May 23, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/113216
Inventors:
Phillip Roberts - Katy TX, US
Robert Fischer - Houston TX, US
Noel Zinn - Houston TX, US
Curt Schneider - Houston TX, US
Joseph R. Gagliardi - Katy TX, US
Shawn Rice - Spring TX, US
Timothy A. Dudley - Houston TX, US
John Grant - Livingston, GB
Kevin Simpson - Lancaster, GB
Assignee:
ION Geophysical Corporation - Houston TX
International Classification:
G01V 1/38
US Classification:
367 19, 367 21
Abstract:
In seismic survey for icy waters, streamers are towed behind a vessel under the water's surface to avoid ice. GPS readings may not be consistently obtained because the ice prevents a tail buoy with a GPS receiver from trailing from streamer at the surface. Instead, a device tows on the streamer under the water's surface. The streamer's absolute position is tracked by intermittently bringing the towed device toward the surface so GPS readings can be obtained. The streamer's absolute position can then be used in conjunction with compass readings and can correlate various seismic sensor signals obtained along the streamer during the survey. The compass readings can be corrected for declination using declinometer readings, which can be compensated for iron effects from the vessel or other device carrying the declinometer.

Method For Verifying The Location Of An Array Of Sensors

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US Patent:
56967330, Dec 9, 1997
Filed:
Oct 30, 1996
Appl. No.:
8/739973
Inventors:
Noel Donald Zinn - Missouri City TX
Ronald Edward Chambers - Houston TX
Assignee:
Western Atlas International Inc. - Houston TX
International Classification:
G01V 138
US Classification:
367 19
Abstract:
A high-order polynomial regression curve is fitted to a global set of first arrival times as a function of the nominal ranges between a plurality of acoustic sources having known geodetic coordinates and a plurality of acoustic detectors whose coordinates are imperfectly known. The order of the polynomial is chosen to be that order that minimizes the variance of the parameters about the regression curve. The polynomial is used as a quasi-velocity function for iteratively optimizing the best estimate of the ranges between each detector and every source station. The best estimate of the detector position is derived by multi-lateration using the computed ranges.

Marine Navigation Method For Geophysical Exploration

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US Patent:
53532236, Oct 4, 1994
Filed:
Oct 26, 1992
Appl. No.:
7/967673
Inventors:
John P. Norton - Houston TX
Noel D. Zinn - Houston TX
Phillip J. V. Rapatz - Houston TX
Assignee:
Western Atlas International, Inc. - Houston TX
International Classification:
G01V 128
G04B 1700
US Classification:
364421
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for on-line real-time processing of processing navigational data for determining the location of sensor and receiver points in a navigational network having a number of different types of devices. Observations from these devices are obtained using a coordinate system that follows appropriate nominal sailing lines. Outlying observations are discarded using w-statistics for the observations. Any correlated observations such as compass azimuths are uncorrelated. The uncorrelated observations are then sequentially processed in an extended sequential Kalman filter, which provides the best estimate of the station coordinates. These estimated coordinates are then used to determine the location of the source and receiver points.

Method For Verifying The Location Of An Array Of Detectors

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US Patent:
57577226, May 26, 1998
Filed:
May 21, 1997
Appl. No.:
8/859867
Inventors:
Noel Donald Zinn - Missouri City TX
Assignee:
Western Atlas International, Inc. - Houston TX
International Classification:
G01V 138
US Classification:
367 19
Abstract:
A high-order, polynomial regression curve is fitted to a global set of first-arrival pick times as a function of the nominal ranges between a plurality of acoustic sources having known geodetic coordinates and a plurality of acoustic detectors whose coordinates are imperfectly known. The polynomial is applied to the pick times to provide pick time distances with the vertical velocity gradient removed. The known source coordinates, the nominal detector coordinates and the pick time distances are combined to provide a quadratic surface to provide a common data block containing the coefficients for modeling the lateral velocity gradient. Using the so-determined coefficients, the imperfectly-known detector positions are iteratively updated using the Helmert blocking technique.
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