GB2409868B - Riser tensioner with shrouded rods - Google Patents

Riser tensioner with shrouded rods

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GB2409868B
GB2409868B GB0500112A GB0500112A GB2409868B GB 2409868 B GB2409868 B GB 2409868B GB 0500112 A GB0500112 A GB 0500112A GB 0500112 A GB0500112 A GB 0500112A GB 2409868 B GB2409868 B GB 2409868B
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shrouded
rods
riser tensioner
tensioner
riser
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Joseph W Pallini
Jeffrey Kirk Mccarty
Charles Edward Jennings
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Vetco Gray LLC
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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
    • 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
    • E21B19/004—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 supporting a riser from a drilling or production platform
    • E21B19/006—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 supporting a riser from a drilling or production platform including heave compensators
    • 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
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/08—Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables; Apparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling tool; Apparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods
    • E21B19/09—Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables; Apparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling tool; Apparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods specially adapted for drilling underwater formations from a floating support using heave compensators supporting the drill string
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EP0349267A1 (en) * 1988-06-29 1990-01-03 Conoco Inc. Apparatus for tensioning a riser
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NO335225B1 (en) 2014-10-20
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NO20050001D0 (en) 2005-01-03
US20050147473A1 (en) 2005-07-07

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