AU2012251071A1 - Adjustment and restraint system for a subsea flex joint - Google Patents
Adjustment and restraint system for a subsea flex joint Download PDFInfo
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- AU2012251071A1 AU2012251071A1 AU2012251071A AU2012251071A AU2012251071A1 AU 2012251071 A1 AU2012251071 A1 AU 2012251071A1 AU 2012251071 A AU2012251071 A AU 2012251071A AU 2012251071 A AU2012251071 A AU 2012251071A AU 2012251071 A1 AU2012251071 A1 AU 2012251071A1
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- flex joint
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Classifications
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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
- E21B33/035—Well heads; Setting-up thereof specially adapted for underwater installations
- E21B33/038—Connectors used on well heads, e.g. for connecting blow-out preventer and riser
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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
- E21B17/01—Risers
- E21B17/017—Bend restrictors for limiting stress on risers
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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
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/01—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells specially adapted for obtaining from underwater installations
- E21B43/0122—Collecting oil or the like from a submerged leakage
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- Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
- Earth Drilling (AREA)
- Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
- Endoscopes (AREA)
- Joints Allowing Movement (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US201161482132P | 2011-05-03 | 2011-05-03 | |
| US61/482,132 | 2011-05-03 | ||
| PCT/US2012/034389 WO2012151060A2 (en) | 2011-05-03 | 2012-04-20 | Adjustment and restraint system for a subsea flex joint |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| AU2012251071A1 true AU2012251071A1 (en) | 2013-10-31 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| AU2012251071A Abandoned AU2012251071A1 (en) | 2011-05-03 | 2012-04-20 | Adjustment and restraint system for a subsea flex joint |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US20120292037A1 (pt) |
| EP (1) | EP2705214A2 (pt) |
| AU (1) | AU2012251071A1 (pt) |
| BR (1) | BR112013028105A2 (pt) |
| EA (1) | EA201301092A1 (pt) |
| MX (1) | MX2013012721A (pt) |
| WO (1) | WO2012151060A2 (pt) |
Families Citing this family (9)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US9284806B2 (en) | 2013-05-31 | 2016-03-15 | Bp Corporation North America Inc. | Systems and methods for pulling subsea structures |
| US9140091B1 (en) * | 2013-10-30 | 2015-09-22 | Trendsetter Engineering, Inc. | Apparatus and method for adjusting an angular orientation of a subsea structure |
| NO341556B1 (en) * | 2016-02-26 | 2017-12-04 | Fmc Kongsberg Subsea As | System and method for reducing bending moments |
| IT201700032863A1 (it) | 2017-03-24 | 2018-09-24 | Saipem Spa | Sistema di accoppiamento tra un riser e una struttura di sostegno sottomarina |
| CN110520592B (zh) * | 2017-04-20 | 2021-06-01 | 石油国家工业有限公司 | 遥控载具可去除的柔性接头弹性体保护工具 |
| GB2606482B (en) * | 2019-02-21 | 2023-06-21 | Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore Inc | Systems and methods for tethering subsea blow-out-preventers |
| US11549325B2 (en) | 2019-02-21 | 2023-01-10 | Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore, Inc. | Systems and methods for tethering subsea blow-out-preventers |
| AU2019445031A1 (en) | 2019-04-11 | 2021-11-18 | Equinor Energy As | Well insert |
| US12091943B2 (en) | 2022-02-03 | 2024-09-17 | Baker Hughes Energy Technology UK Limited | Compliant well insert sleeves |
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| US3885623A (en) * | 1962-05-14 | 1975-05-27 | Shell Oil Co | Underwater wellhead foundation assembly |
| US3695633A (en) * | 1970-03-19 | 1972-10-03 | Vetco Offshore Ind Inc | Remotely controlled hydraulically operated connectible and disconnectible flexible joint |
| US4180285A (en) * | 1978-05-11 | 1979-12-25 | Reneau Bobby J | Articulated ball connector for use with pipeline |
| US4896583A (en) * | 1988-02-19 | 1990-01-30 | Racine Fluid Power Inc. | Saddle bearing support for axial piston pumps and motors |
| US5951061A (en) * | 1997-08-13 | 1999-09-14 | Continental Emsco Company | Elastomeric subsea flex joint and swivel for offshore risers |
| FR2821143B1 (fr) * | 2001-02-19 | 2003-05-02 | Bouygues Offshore | Installation de liaison fond-surface d'une conduite sous-marine installee a grande profondeur du type tour-hybride |
| US6568476B1 (en) * | 2002-02-01 | 2003-05-27 | Smedvig Offshore As | Triggering mechanism for disconnecting a riser from a riser connector |
| PT1485571E (pt) * | 2002-02-01 | 2008-01-24 | Seadrill Man As | Mecanismo de disparo para desengatar uma coluna montante de um elemento de ligação de coluna montante |
| FR2839542B1 (fr) * | 2002-05-07 | 2004-11-19 | Bouygues Offshore | Installation de liaison fond-surface d'une conduite sous- marine comprenant un element de conduite coude maintenu par une embase |
| US7975768B2 (en) * | 2005-08-23 | 2011-07-12 | Vetco Gray Inc. | Riser joint coupling |
| NO328634B1 (no) * | 2008-02-13 | 2010-04-12 | Fmc Kongsberg Subsea As | Ledd for anvendelse sammen med et stigeror, stigeror med slikt ledd og fremgangsmate for a redusere boyemomenter i et stigeror |
| US8800575B2 (en) * | 2008-12-30 | 2014-08-12 | Bp Corporation North America Inc. | Apparatus and methods for inspecting and cleaning subsea flex joints |
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- 2012-04-20 EP EP12719173.2A patent/EP2705214A2/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2012-04-20 AU AU2012251071A patent/AU2012251071A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2012-04-20 BR BR112013028105A patent/BR112013028105A2/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
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- 2012-04-20 MX MX2013012721A patent/MX2013012721A/es not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2012-04-20 WO PCT/US2012/034389 patent/WO2012151060A2/en active Application Filing
- 2012-04-20 US US13/452,096 patent/US20120292037A1/en not_active Abandoned
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| BR112013028105A2 (pt) | 2016-12-27 |
| US20120292037A1 (en) | 2012-11-22 |
| WO2012151060A2 (en) | 2012-11-08 |
| EA201301092A1 (ru) | 2014-03-31 |
| WO2012151060A3 (en) | 2013-08-15 |
| EP2705214A2 (en) | 2014-03-12 |
| MX2013012721A (es) | 2013-12-06 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| MK1 | Application lapsed section 142(2)(a) - no request for examination in relevant period |