GB2114189B - A subsea wellhead connection assembly and a method of installing same - Google Patents

A subsea wellhead connection assembly and a method of installing same

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Publication number
GB2114189B
GB2114189B GB08300625A GB8300625A GB2114189B GB 2114189 B GB2114189 B GB 2114189B GB 08300625 A GB08300625 A GB 08300625A GB 8300625 A GB8300625 A GB 8300625A GB 2114189 B GB2114189 B GB 2114189B
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Prior art keywords
connection assembly
subsea wellhead
installing same
wellhead connection
installing
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Expired
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GB08300625A
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GB8300625D0 (en
GB2114189A (en
Inventor
Emmett Marsh Richardson
Angelos Thomas Chatas
Joseph Ralph Radilla
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ExxonMobil Oil Corp
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Mobil Oil Corp
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Priority claimed from US06/343,634 external-priority patent/US4442900A/en
Priority claimed from US06/371,901 external-priority patent/US4437521A/en
Application filed by Mobil Oil Corp filed Critical Mobil Oil Corp
Publication of GB8300625D0 publication Critical patent/GB8300625D0/en
Publication of GB2114189A publication Critical patent/GB2114189A/en
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Publication of GB2114189B publication Critical patent/GB2114189B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • E21B43/017—Production satellite stations, i.e. underwater installations comprising a plurality of satellite well heads connected to a central station
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH 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
    • E21B41/06—Work chambers for underwater operations, e.g. temporarily connected to well heads
    • 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
    • E21B41/08—Underwater guide bases, e.g. drilling templates; Levelling thereof
    • 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
    • E21B41/10—Guide posts, e.g. releasable; Attaching guide lines to underwater guide bases
    • 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
    • E21B43/013—Connecting a production flow line to an underwater well head

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (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)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Cultivation Of Seaweed (AREA)
  • Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
GB08300625A 1982-01-28 1983-01-11 A subsea wellhead connection assembly and a method of installing same Expired GB2114189B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/343,634 US4442900A (en) 1982-01-28 1982-01-28 Subsea well completion system
US06/371,901 US4437521A (en) 1982-04-26 1982-04-26 Subsea wellhead connection assembly and methods of installation

Publications (3)

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GB8300625D0 GB8300625D0 (en) 1983-02-09
GB2114189A GB2114189A (en) 1983-08-17
GB2114189B true GB2114189B (en) 1985-05-22

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GB08300625A Expired GB2114189B (en) 1982-01-28 1983-01-11 A subsea wellhead connection assembly and a method of installing same
GB08300624A Expired GB2114188B (en) 1982-01-28 1983-01-11 Subsea well completion system, a base template for the system and a method of establishing production capability from multiple subsea wellheads

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GB08300624A Expired GB2114188B (en) 1982-01-28 1983-01-11 Subsea well completion system, a base template for the system and a method of establishing production capability from multiple subsea wellheads

Country Status (5)

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AU (2) AU554111B2 (no)
CA (2) CA1196858A (no)
FR (2) FR2520437B1 (no)
GB (2) GB2114189B (no)
NO (2) NO830271L (no)

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US4518042A (en) * 1983-09-28 1985-05-21 Mobil Oil Corporation Subsea wellhead connection assembly
US4580926A (en) * 1983-09-28 1986-04-08 Mobil Oil Corporation Foundation level and orientation tool
FR2555249B1 (fr) * 1983-11-21 1986-02-21 Elf Aquitaine Installation de production petroliere d'une station sous-marine de conception modulaire
NO850836L (no) * 1985-03-01 1986-09-02 Norske Stats Oljeselskap System for utvikling og utbygging av olje- og/eller gassfelter til havs.
US4673313A (en) * 1985-04-11 1987-06-16 Mobil Oil Corporation Marine production riser and method for installing same
FR2600710B1 (fr) * 1986-06-30 1988-11-10 Inst Francais Du Petrole Dispositif de positionnement et d'enlevement d'un ensemble de lignes flexibles
BR8806661A (pt) * 1988-12-16 1990-07-31 Petroleo Brasileiro Sa Sistema de producao para pocos submarinos de petroleo

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FR1329310A (fr) * 1962-07-19 1963-06-07 Shell Int Research Accouplement télécommandé entre une canalisation et une tête de puits sous-marine
US3220477A (en) * 1962-12-19 1965-11-30 Cameron Iron Works Inc Guide system for underwater wells
US3504740A (en) * 1967-08-28 1970-04-07 Mobil Oil Corp Subsea satellite foundation unit and method for installing a satellite body within said foundation unit
US3556208A (en) * 1968-06-27 1971-01-19 Mobil Oil Corp Underwater production satellite
FR2266793B1 (no) * 1974-04-05 1982-08-27 Subsea Equipment Ass Ltd
US4036295A (en) * 1976-04-22 1977-07-19 Armco Steel Corporation Method and apparatus for connecting flowlines to underwater installations
US4175620A (en) * 1977-12-06 1979-11-27 Brown & Root, Inc. Methods and apparatus for anchoring offshore pipeline
US4155672A (en) * 1978-05-01 1979-05-22 Deep Oil Technology, Inc. Protective guide cage construction for subsea well operations

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Publication number Publication date
GB8300625D0 (en) 1983-02-09
GB2114188A (en) 1983-08-17
CA1196858A (en) 1985-11-19
CA1197180A (en) 1985-11-26
FR2520437B1 (fr) 1985-12-13
AU1004683A (en) 1983-08-04
AU1004583A (en) 1983-08-04
FR2520436B1 (fr) 1985-12-13
NO830272L (no) 1983-07-29
GB8300624D0 (en) 1983-02-09
NO165507C (no) 1991-02-20
FR2520437A1 (fr) 1983-07-29
FR2520436A1 (fr) 1983-07-29
GB2114189A (en) 1983-08-17
GB2114188B (en) 1985-05-09
NO830271L (no) 1983-07-29
NO165507B (no) 1990-11-12
AU548441B2 (en) 1985-12-12
AU554111B2 (en) 1986-08-07

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