AU2006202945A1 - System and method of installing and maintaining an offshore exploration and production system having an adjustable buoyancy chamber - Google Patents
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
- E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
- E21B17/04—Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like
- E21B17/07—Telescoping joints for varying drill string lengths; Shock absorbers
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
- E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
- E21B33/03—Well heads; Setting-up thereof
- E21B33/06—Blow-out preventers, i.e. apparatus closing around a drill pipe, e.g. annular blow-out preventers
- E21B33/064—Blow-out preventers, i.e. apparatus closing around a drill pipe, e.g. annular blow-out preventers specially adapted for underwater well heads
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
- E21B41/0007—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00 for underwater installations
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US11/387,378 US20060162933A1 (en) | 2004-09-01 | 2006-03-23 | System and method of installing and maintaining an offshore exploration and production system having an adjustable buoyancy chamber |
| US11387378 | 2006-03-23 |
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| AU2006202945A1 true AU2006202945A1 (en) | 2007-10-11 |
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| AU2006202945A Abandoned AU2006202945A1 (en) | 2006-03-23 | 2006-07-10 | System and method of installing and maintaining an offshore exploration and production system having an adjustable buoyancy chamber |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US20060162933A1 (fr) |
| EP (1) | EP1837482A1 (fr) |
| AP (1) | AP2006003682A0 (fr) |
| AR (1) | AR056001A1 (fr) |
| AU (1) | AU2006202945A1 (fr) |
| BR (1) | BRPI0603800A (fr) |
| CA (1) | CA2544362A1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2007108823A1 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (11)
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| AU2011248216B2 (en) * | 2010-05-03 | 2015-11-05 | Keith K. Millheim | Safety system for deep water drilling units using a dual blow out preventer system |
| NO331978B1 (no) | 2010-06-22 | 2012-05-14 | Neodrill As | Anordning og framgangsmåte for stabilisering av et brønnhode, samt anvendelse av et sugefundament til understøttelse av et brønnhode |
| US8657012B2 (en) | 2010-11-01 | 2014-02-25 | Vetco Gray Inc. | Efficient open water riser deployment |
| US9879396B2 (en) * | 2013-06-24 | 2018-01-30 | Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore, Inc. | Systems and methods for tethering subsea structure mounted on a wellhead |
| EP3312379A1 (fr) * | 2013-06-24 | 2018-04-25 | Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore Inc. | Systèmes et procédés permettant d'attacher des blocs d'obturation de puits sous-marins |
| US20150096760A1 (en) * | 2013-10-03 | 2015-04-09 | Atlantis Offshore Holding Ltd. | Modular Exploration and Production System Including an Extended Well Testing Service Vessel |
| NO340947B1 (no) | 2014-11-27 | 2017-07-24 | Neodrill As | Anordning ved brønnhode |
| NO344358B1 (no) * | 2017-05-31 | 2019-11-18 | Neodrill As | Anordning ved brønnhode |
| GB201719678D0 (en) * | 2017-11-27 | 2018-01-10 | Underwater Novel Tech Limited | Method and appratus for supporting a wellhead |
| EP3597854A1 (fr) | 2018-07-20 | 2020-01-22 | Neodrill AS | Agencement pour supporter une tête de puits |
| NO344892B1 (no) * | 2019-10-04 | 2020-06-15 | Neodrill As | Anordning ved brønnhode |
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- 2006-03-23 US US11/387,378 patent/US20060162933A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2006-04-20 CA CA002544362A patent/CA2544362A1/fr not_active Abandoned
- 2006-07-10 AP AP2006003682A patent/AP2006003682A0/xx unknown
- 2006-07-10 AU AU2006202945A patent/AU2006202945A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2006-07-26 AR ARP060103227A patent/AR056001A1/es unknown
- 2006-08-28 WO PCT/US2006/033708 patent/WO2007108823A1/fr active Application Filing
- 2006-09-12 EP EP06019039A patent/EP1837482A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 2006-09-14 BR BRPI0603800-0A patent/BRPI0603800A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
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| AP2006003682A0 (en) | 2006-08-31 |
| BRPI0603800A (pt) | 2007-01-23 |
| EP1837482A1 (fr) | 2007-09-26 |
| CA2544362A1 (fr) | 2006-10-27 |
| AR056001A1 (es) | 2007-09-12 |
| WO2007108823A1 (fr) | 2007-09-27 |
| US20060162933A1 (en) | 2006-07-27 |
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| MK5 | Application lapsed section 142(2)(e) - patent request and compl. specification not accepted |