GB2059534B - Method and apparatus for completing diverless subsea flowline connections - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for completing diverless subsea flowline connections

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GB2059534B
GB2059534B GB8027374A GB8027374A GB2059534B GB 2059534 B GB2059534 B GB 2059534B GB 8027374 A GB8027374 A GB 8027374A GB 8027374 A GB8027374 A GB 8027374A GB 2059534 B GB2059534 B GB 2059534B
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completing
subsea flowline
flowline connections
diverless
diverless subsea
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FMC Corp
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FMC Corp
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP 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
    • E21B43/017—Production satellite stations, i.e. underwater installations comprising a plurality of satellite well heads connected to a central station
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP 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
    • E21B41/04—Manipulators for underwater operations, e.g. temporarily connected to well heads
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP 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
    • E21B43/013—Connecting a production flow line to an underwater well head
    • E21B43/0135—Connecting a production flow line to an underwater well head using a pulling cable
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L37/00—Couplings of the quick-acting type
    • F16L37/002—Couplings of the quick-acting type which can be controlled at a distance
GB8027374A 1979-09-29 1980-08-22 Method and apparatus for completing diverless subsea flowline connections Expired GB2059534B (en)

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GB8027374A GB2059534B (en) 1979-09-29 1980-08-22 Method and apparatus for completing diverless subsea flowline connections

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB7933859 1979-09-29
GB8027374A GB2059534B (en) 1979-09-29 1980-08-22 Method and apparatus for completing diverless subsea flowline connections

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GB2059534A GB2059534A (en) 1981-04-23
GB2059534B true GB2059534B (en) 1983-11-16

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Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2600712B1 (en) * 1986-06-30 1988-11-10 Inst Francais Du Petrole LOCKING AND CONNECTION TROLLEY OF FLEXIBLE LINES ON A BASE
GB2393981B (en) * 2002-10-10 2006-02-15 Abb Offshore Systems Ltd Controlling and/or testing a hydrocarbon production system
US7921919B2 (en) * 2007-04-24 2011-04-12 Horton Technologies, Llc Subsea well control system and method
WO2018026376A1 (en) * 2016-08-05 2018-02-08 Fmc Technologies, Inc. Connector with integral gasket change out capability
GB2614726A (en) * 2022-01-14 2023-07-19 Aker Solutions As A method for connecting a subsea well to a subsea pipeline

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