GB2337069B - Offshore structures including vertical flowlines - Google Patents

Offshore structures including vertical flowlines

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Publication number
GB2337069B
GB2337069B GB9918675A GB9918675A GB2337069B GB 2337069 B GB2337069 B GB 2337069B GB 9918675 A GB9918675 A GB 9918675A GB 9918675 A GB9918675 A GB 9918675A GB 2337069 B GB2337069 B GB 2337069B
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Prior art keywords
flowlines
structures including
including vertical
offshore structures
offshore
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Expired - Lifetime
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GB9918675A
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GB2337069A (en
GB9918675D0 (en
Inventor
Iii Edward E Horton
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Deep Oil Technology Inc
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Deep Oil Technology Inc
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Priority claimed from US08/564,830 external-priority patent/US5706897A/en
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Publication of GB2337069A publication Critical patent/GB2337069A/en
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/002—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables 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
    • E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
    • E21B34/16—Control means therefor being outside the borehole
    • 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

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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)
GB9918675A 1995-11-29 1996-11-28 Offshore structures including vertical flowlines Expired - Lifetime GB2337069B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/564,830 US5706897A (en) 1995-11-29 1995-11-29 Drilling, production, test, and oil storage caisson
GB9624748A GB2307705B (en) 1995-11-29 1996-11-28 Drilling, production, test, and oil storage caissons

Publications (3)

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GB9918675D0 GB9918675D0 (en) 1999-10-13
GB2337069A GB2337069A (en) 1999-11-10
GB2337069B true GB2337069B (en) 2000-03-15

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GB9918676A Expired - Lifetime GB2337070B (en) 1995-11-29 1996-11-28 Offshore structures including production risers
GB9918675A Expired - Lifetime GB2337069B (en) 1995-11-29 1996-11-28 Offshore structures including vertical flowlines
GB9918674A Expired - Lifetime GB2337068B (en) 1995-11-29 1996-11-28 Drilling, production, test, and oil storage caissons

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GB9918674A Expired - Lifetime GB2337068B (en) 1995-11-29 1996-11-28 Drilling, production, test, and oil storage caissons

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US7458425B2 (en) 2004-09-01 2008-12-02 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation System and method of installing and maintaining an offshore exploration and production system having an adjustable buoyancy chamber
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GB1153351A (en) * 1965-07-02 1969-05-29 Otis Eng Co Method and Apparatus for Operating a Sub-Sea Well.
US4284143A (en) * 1978-03-28 1981-08-18 Societe Europeenne De Propulsion System for the remote control, the maintenance or the fluid injection for a submerged satellite well head

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US4913238A (en) * 1989-04-18 1990-04-03 Exxon Production Research Company Floating/tensioned production system with caisson
US5330293A (en) * 1993-02-26 1994-07-19 Conoco Inc. Floating production and storage facility
US5553976A (en) * 1994-02-18 1996-09-10 Korsgaard; Jens Fluid riser between seabed and floating vessel

Patent Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1153351A (en) * 1965-07-02 1969-05-29 Otis Eng Co Method and Apparatus for Operating a Sub-Sea Well.
US4284143A (en) * 1978-03-28 1981-08-18 Societe Europeenne De Propulsion System for the remote control, the maintenance or the fluid injection for a submerged satellite well head

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GB2337068B (en) 2000-03-15
GB2337070A (en) 1999-11-10
GB2337068A (en) 1999-11-10
GB9918674D0 (en) 1999-10-13
GB2337069A (en) 1999-11-10
GB2337070B (en) 2000-03-15
GB9918675D0 (en) 1999-10-13
GB9918676D0 (en) 1999-10-13

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Expiry date: 20161127