GB873480A - Improvements in or relating to apparatus for drilling and working in underwater wells - Google Patents
Improvements in or relating to apparatus for drilling and working in underwater wellsInfo
- Publication number
- GB873480A GB873480A GB27717/57A GB2771757A GB873480A GB 873480 A GB873480 A GB 873480A GB 27717/57 A GB27717/57 A GB 27717/57A GB 2771757 A GB2771757 A GB 2771757A GB 873480 A GB873480 A GB 873480A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- base
- casing
- conductor
- vessel
- receiver
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
- 238000005553 drilling Methods 0.000 title abstract 4
- 239000004020 conductor Substances 0.000 abstract 10
- 230000015572 biosynthetic process Effects 0.000 abstract 7
- 239000004568 cement Substances 0.000 abstract 2
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 2
- FAPWRFPIFSIZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-M Sodium chloride Chemical compound [Na+].[Cl-] FAPWRFPIFSIZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000004873 anchoring Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000008878 coupling Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000010168 coupling process Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000005859 coupling reaction Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000004048 modification Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000013535 sea water Substances 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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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
- E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
- E21B7/12—Underwater drilling
- E21B7/128—Underwater drilling from floating support with independent underwater anchored guide base
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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
- E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
- E21B17/01—Risers
Landscapes
- 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)
Abstract
873,480. Boring earth. SHELL OIL CO., CONTINENTAL OIL CO., SUPERIOR OIL CO., and UNION OIL CO. OF CALIFORNIA. Sept. 3, 1957, No. 27717/57. Class 85. Subaqueous borehole apparatus comprises a vessel 21, means 24 for anchoring the vessel, a base 18 adapted to be secured to the formation 23 to be bored, a receiver 45B on or co-operating with the base and adapted to overlie the borehole when the base is secured to the formation at the site of the borehole, flexible guides 19 attached to the base, a conductor 92 having sufficient length to extend from the vessel to the formation, and having a lower end adapted to register with the receiver, means 98 to lower the conductor from the vessel, and means 80 engaging the conductor and the guides to cause the conductor to register with the receiver when the base is secured to the formation. The base comprising a framework and buoyancy tanks 53 is floated to the site, the guides are attached to cones 57 on the base, the tanks are flooded, and the base is pulled to the position shown in Fig. 1 beneath the cellar 38 of the vessel. A drill pipe 41 having an under-reamer 44 is run through a central opening in the base and is rotated by apparatus mounted on the vessel to start the borehole, drilling mud or sea-water being pumped down the drill pipe to clear drillings from the hole. After the hole has reached sufficient depth to receive casing 45 welded at its upper end to the base, the base is lowered down the pipe by means of the guides, blow-out preventers 45A at the top of the casing and supporting receiver 45B being held open. The casing is cemented into the hole to secure the base to the formation Where the depth of water is less than the length of the casing required, the base is positioned beneath the cellar without the blow-out preventers, casing and receiver. A length of casing is run through the base, and base and casing are lowered, lengths being added to the casing until the base rests on the formation. The drill is removed when the hole is deep enough to receive the casing, and the casing is run into the hole until the blow-out preventers carrying the receiver and fixed to the upper length of casing rest on the base. The drill is run into the casing, the blow-out preventers are closed, and cement is pumped down the drill pipe to cement the casing to the base. The means 80 encloses an annular seal adapted to engage the receiver, is slidably supported on posts 67 having conical ends 70 adapted to engage the cones 57, and is attached to the lower end of the conductor by a flexible coupling 86. After the base is secured to the formation the guides are threaded through the posts, and the upper ends of the guides are wound round winches mounted on the vessel and powered by torque converters. The conductor is supported by the cable 98 passing round a winch mounted on the vessel and powered by a torque converter, and is lowered, conductor sections together with buoyancy tanks 96 being added until the cones 70 engage the cones 57 and the means 80 rests upon the blow-out preventers. Fluid pressure from a pipe 124 is applied to the seal within the means 80 to seal the conductor to the receiver. Drilling is recommenced, mud from a tank 84A on the vessel being supplied down the drill pipe to the bit, and, being returned through the annular space between the drill pipe and conductor, and a pipe 108 to the tank. In a modification, adapted for quick abandonment of the borehole in the event of a storm, the upper end of the conductor is telescopic and may be lowered below the water at a depth providing safe navigational clearance. Specifications 873,477 and 873,482 are referred to.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US649137A US3414067A (en) | 1957-03-28 | 1957-03-28 | Drilling |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB873480A true GB873480A (en) | 1961-07-26 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB27717/57A Expired GB873480A (en) | 1957-03-28 | 1957-09-03 | Improvements in or relating to apparatus for drilling and working in underwater wells |
Country Status (2)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US3414067A (en) |
GB (1) | GB873480A (en) |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3221817A (en) * | 1962-09-13 | 1965-12-07 | Shell Oil Co | Marine conductor pipe assembly |
DE1209525B (en) * | 1964-07-02 | 1966-01-27 | Gruen & Bilfinger Ag | Method and device for attaching devices that are driven under water in solid ground |
US3280908A (en) * | 1962-05-21 | 1966-10-25 | Fmc Corp | Apparatus for underwater drilling and well completion |
Families Citing this family (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4305468A (en) * | 1980-05-05 | 1981-12-15 | Conoco Inc. | Method for drilling wellbores from an offshore platform |
EP0051091B1 (en) * | 1980-10-30 | 1986-02-26 | Conoco Phillips Company | Riser pipe assembly for use in production systems |
US4382419A (en) * | 1980-11-13 | 1983-05-10 | Ihc Holland N.V. | Floating vessel with moon well and ice guard therefor |
CN116971721B (en) * | 2023-09-06 | 2024-01-26 | 巨野县公路事业发展中心 | Drilling device for bridge construction |
Family Cites Families (15)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US339630A (en) * | 1886-04-13 | douglass | ||
US1524677A (en) * | 1923-04-25 | 1925-02-03 | Walter N Thompson | Expansion joint for well casings |
US1766628A (en) * | 1928-08-06 | 1930-06-24 | William D Grant | Subaquatic drill |
US1764488A (en) * | 1929-04-22 | 1930-06-17 | John A Zublin | Floating supporter for drill pipe |
US2248015A (en) * | 1938-12-24 | 1941-07-01 | Julian D Rosenberg | Firearm |
US2476309A (en) * | 1944-05-25 | 1949-07-19 | Walter B Lang | Apparatus for subaqueous geologic prospecting |
US2512783A (en) * | 1946-05-04 | 1950-06-27 | Augustine J Tucker | Marine drilling |
US2610028A (en) * | 1947-10-25 | 1952-09-09 | James E Smith | Well drilling pipe |
US2606003A (en) * | 1948-08-28 | 1952-08-05 | Union Oil Co | Off-shore drilling |
US2628818A (en) * | 1949-05-16 | 1953-02-17 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Well drilling rig |
US2676787A (en) * | 1949-06-22 | 1954-04-27 | Howard L Johnson | Drilling equipment |
US2684575A (en) * | 1950-12-22 | 1954-07-27 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Submergible type offshore drilling structure |
US2836247A (en) * | 1954-05-17 | 1958-05-27 | Exxon Research Engineering Co | Extension of effective length of tubing |
US2808229A (en) * | 1954-11-12 | 1957-10-01 | Shell Oil Co | Off-shore drilling |
US2810442A (en) * | 1955-07-25 | 1957-10-22 | Exxon Research Engineering Co | Flexible tubular extension member for wells |
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1957
- 1957-03-28 US US649137A patent/US3414067A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1957-09-03 GB GB27717/57A patent/GB873480A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3280908A (en) * | 1962-05-21 | 1966-10-25 | Fmc Corp | Apparatus for underwater drilling and well completion |
US3221817A (en) * | 1962-09-13 | 1965-12-07 | Shell Oil Co | Marine conductor pipe assembly |
DE1209525B (en) * | 1964-07-02 | 1966-01-27 | Gruen & Bilfinger Ag | Method and device for attaching devices that are driven under water in solid ground |
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US3414067A (en) | 1968-12-03 |
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