EP3271542A4 - Self positioning floating platform and method of use - Google Patents

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EP3271542A4
EP3271542A4 EP16769435.5A EP16769435A EP3271542A4 EP 3271542 A4 EP3271542 A4 EP 3271542A4 EP 16769435 A EP16769435 A EP 16769435A EP 3271542 A4 EP3271542 A4 EP 3271542A4
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floating platform
self positioning
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Richard Robert Roper
Christopher Scott Stewart
Justin Dow Alcorn
Steven Andrew Leppard
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Ensco International Inc
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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
    • E21B15/00—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts
    • E21B15/02—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts specially adapted for underwater drilling
    • 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
    • E21B15/00—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts
    • E21B15/003—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts adapted to be moved on their substructure, e.g. with skidding means; adapted to drill a plurality of wells
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
    • B63B35/4413—Floating drilling platforms, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices

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US14/663,698 US9361792B2 (en) 2014-03-21 2015-03-20 Self positioning floating platform and method of use
PCT/US2016/023222 WO2016154035A1 (en) 2015-03-20 2016-03-18 Self positioning floating platform and method of use

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EP3271542A1 EP3271542A1 (en) 2018-01-24
EP3271542A4 true EP3271542A4 (en) 2018-12-05
EP3271542B1 EP3271542B1 (en) 2020-01-01

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WO2008118914A1 (en) * 2007-03-26 2008-10-02 Technip France Parallel drilling and completion for a dry tree floating production facility
WO2011135541A2 (en) * 2010-04-28 2011-11-03 Rolls-Royce Marine As Modular multi-workstring system for subsea intervention and abandonment operations

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US4068487A (en) * 1976-04-30 1978-01-17 The Offshore Company Method and apparatus for conducting subaqueous operations in ice conditions
US6260625B1 (en) * 1999-06-21 2001-07-17 Abb Vetco Gray, Inc. Apparatus and method for torsional and lateral centralizing of a riser
WO2001049966A1 (en) * 2000-01-03 2001-07-12 Maritime Hydraulics As Modular light weight drilling rig
WO2008118914A1 (en) * 2007-03-26 2008-10-02 Technip France Parallel drilling and completion for a dry tree floating production facility
WO2011135541A2 (en) * 2010-04-28 2011-11-03 Rolls-Royce Marine As Modular multi-workstring system for subsea intervention and abandonment operations

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EP3271542A1 (en) 2018-01-24

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