GB2421751B - Fairing for a riser - Google Patents

Fairing for a riser

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Publication number
GB2421751B
GB2421751B GB0603040A GB0603040A GB2421751B GB 2421751 B GB2421751 B GB 2421751B GB 0603040 A GB0603040 A GB 0603040A GB 0603040 A GB0603040 A GB 0603040A GB 2421751 B GB2421751 B GB 2421751B
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fairing
riser
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GB0603040A
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GB2421751A (en
Inventor
David Michael Ruthv Somerville
Robert Gibson
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CRP Subsea Ltd
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Trelleborg CRP Ltd
CRP Group Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/56—Towing or pushing equipment
    • B63B21/66—Equipment specially adapted for towing underwater objects or vessels, e.g. fairings for tow-cables
    • B63B21/663—Fairings
    • 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
    • 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
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15D—FLUID DYNAMICS, i.e. METHODS OR MEANS FOR INFLUENCING THE FLOW OF GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F15D1/00—Influencing flow of fluids
    • F15D1/10—Influencing flow of fluids around bodies of solid material
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15D—FLUID DYNAMICS, i.e. METHODS OR MEANS FOR INFLUENCING THE FLOW OF GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F15D1/00—Influencing flow of fluids
    • F15D1/10—Influencing flow of fluids around bodies of solid material
    • F15D1/12—Influencing flow of fluids around bodies of solid material by influencing the boundary layer
    • 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
    • F16L1/00—Laying or reclaiming pipes; Repairing or joining pipes on or under water
    • F16L1/12—Laying or reclaiming pipes on or under water
    • F16L1/123—Devices for the protection of pipes under water

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
GB0603040A 2003-08-19 2004-07-19 Fairing for a riser Expired - Fee Related GB2421751B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB0319438.8A GB0319438D0 (en) 2003-08-19 2003-08-19 Fairing
PCT/GB2004/003107 WO2005019595A1 (en) 2003-08-19 2004-07-19 Fairing for a riser

Publications (3)

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GB0603040D0 GB0603040D0 (en) 2006-03-29
GB2421751A GB2421751A (en) 2006-07-05
GB2421751B true GB2421751B (en) 2007-08-22

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GBGB0319438.8A Ceased GB0319438D0 (en) 2003-08-19 2003-08-19 Fairing
GB0603040A Expired - Fee Related GB2421751B (en) 2003-08-19 2004-07-19 Fairing for a riser

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Country Status (4)

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US (1) US20070104542A1 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0413634A (en)
GB (2) GB0319438D0 (en)
WO (1) WO2005019595A1 (en)

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US9546523B1 (en) * 2014-06-06 2017-01-17 VIV Solutions LLC Collars for multiple tubulars
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US20020134553A1 (en) * 1997-05-22 2002-09-26 Apex Tubulars Limited Marine riser
US6517289B1 (en) * 2000-09-28 2003-02-11 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Inflatable vibration reducing fairing

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GB2192015A (en) * 1986-06-25 1987-12-31 Secr Defence Towed cable fairing
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US6517289B1 (en) * 2000-09-28 2003-02-11 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Inflatable vibration reducing fairing

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GB0603040D0 (en) 2006-03-29
WO2005019595A1 (en) 2005-03-03
GB2421751A (en) 2006-07-05
GB0319438D0 (en) 2003-09-17
US20070104542A1 (en) 2007-05-10
BRPI0413634A (en) 2006-10-17

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