GB1122004A - Method of retrieving an underwater drilling wellhead assembly from the floor of a body of water - Google Patents

Method of retrieving an underwater drilling wellhead assembly from the floor of a body of water

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Publication number
GB1122004A
GB1122004A GB42022/65A GB4202265A GB1122004A GB 1122004 A GB1122004 A GB 1122004A GB 42022/65 A GB42022/65 A GB 42022/65A GB 4202265 A GB4202265 A GB 4202265A GB 1122004 A GB1122004 A GB 1122004A
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Prior art keywords
pipe
preventer
bed
rams
blow out
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Expired
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GB42022/65A
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SHELL INT RESEARCH
Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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SHELL INT RESEARCH
Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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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
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/12—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
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/01—Risers
    • E21B17/012—Risers with buoyancy elements
    • 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
    • E21B29/00—Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windows; Deforming of pipes in boreholes or wells; Reconditioning of well casings while in the ground
    • E21B29/12—Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windows; Deforming of pipes in boreholes or wells; Reconditioning of well casings while in the ground specially adapted for underwater installations
    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Drilling And Exploitation, And Mining Machines And Methods (AREA)
GB42022/65A 1964-10-05 1965-10-04 Method of retrieving an underwater drilling wellhead assembly from the floor of a body of water Expired GB1122004A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US401480A US3330339A (en) 1964-10-05 1964-10-05 Method of removing a wellhead assembly from the ocean floor

Publications (1)

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GB1122004A true GB1122004A (en) 1968-07-31

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US (1) US3330339A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
BE (1) BE670492A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
DK (1) DK108617C (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
ES (1) ES318103A1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
GB (1) GB1122004A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
NL (1) NL6512826A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
NO (1) NO117070B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)

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US3603385A (en) * 1969-02-04 1971-09-07 Offshore Systems Inc Method and apparatus for removably coupling a blowout preventer stack to an underwater wellhead casing
US3638721A (en) * 1969-12-10 1972-02-01 Exxon Production Research Co Flexible connection for rotating blowout preventer
US3666009A (en) * 1970-01-23 1972-05-30 Gulf Oil Corp Method and apparatus for shutting in offshore wells
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GB9712537D0 (en) * 1997-06-17 1997-08-20 Sedco Forex Tech Inc Method and apparatus for drilling subsea wells
US6702031B2 (en) 2001-02-02 2004-03-09 Baker Hughes Incorporated Anchoring device removal method and apparatus
WO2005016581A2 (en) * 2003-08-12 2005-02-24 Oceaneering International, Inc. Casing cutter
US9689233B2 (en) * 2014-06-30 2017-06-27 Cameron International Corporation Platform to service a blowout preventer

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US2988145A (en) * 1956-12-03 1961-06-13 Baker Oil Tools Inc Well bore drilling and cementing apparatus
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US3145775A (en) * 1958-01-30 1964-08-25 Jersey Prod Res Co Method and apparatus for conducting offshore drilling operations
US3259191A (en) * 1958-05-05 1966-07-05 Ross A Mcclintcck Subsea blowout prevention and landing apparatus
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US3195638A (en) * 1959-08-03 1965-07-20 Cameron Iron Works Inc Submarie wellhead apparatus
US3115933A (en) * 1960-08-10 1963-12-31 Shell Oil Co Apparatus for installing and retrieving equipment from underwater wells

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DK108617C (da) 1968-01-15
NL6512826A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1966-04-06
NO117070B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1969-06-30
ES318103A1 (es) 1965-12-16
BE670492A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1966-04-04
US3330339A (en) 1967-07-11

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