US3463226A - Underwater wellhead apparatus - Google Patents

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US3463226A
US3463226A US686564A US3463226DA US3463226A US 3463226 A US3463226 A US 3463226A US 686564 A US686564 A US 686564A US 3463226D A US3463226D A US 3463226DA US 3463226 A US3463226 A US 3463226A
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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
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J15/00—Gripping heads and other end effectors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J9/00—Programme-controlled manipulators
    • B25J9/10—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements
    • B25J9/14—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements fluid
    • B25J9/144—Linear actuators
    • 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
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/0007—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00 for underwater installations
    • 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
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/04—Manipulators for underwater operations, e.g. temporarily connected to well heads
    • 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
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/12—Underwater drilling

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US4149818A (en) * 1977-08-22 1979-04-17 Perry Oceanographics, Inc. Submersible chamber arrangement
US4460295A (en) * 1981-02-25 1984-07-17 Compagnie Francaise Des Petroles Submersible connector
US4602893A (en) * 1985-02-19 1986-07-29 Shell Offshore Inc. Ring gasket installation tool
US4618285A (en) * 1985-02-19 1986-10-21 Shell Offshore Inc. Buoyant ring gasket installation tool
US4648782A (en) * 1983-05-27 1987-03-10 Kraft Brett W Underwater manipulator system
EP0295208A1 (de) * 1987-06-11 1988-12-14 GebràœDer Sulzer Aktiengesellschaft Greiferwerkzeug für Roboter und Anordnung von derartigen Greiferwerkzeugen
US4936743A (en) * 1988-03-16 1990-06-26 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Hydraulically controlled gripper tool
US5203645A (en) * 1992-01-10 1993-04-20 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Underwater manipulator
US5234244A (en) * 1991-03-16 1993-08-10 Korea Institute Of Science And Technology (Kist) Bi-directional feeding gripper device
US5273376A (en) * 1992-02-10 1993-12-28 Shell Offshore Inc. Back-up connector release tool
US20100270746A1 (en) * 2009-04-27 2010-10-28 National Oilwell Varco, L.P. Wellsite Replacement System and Method for Using Same
US8978766B2 (en) * 2011-09-13 2015-03-17 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Temperature compensated accumulator
US9022126B2 (en) 2009-07-01 2015-05-05 National Oilwell Varco, L.P. Wellsite equipment replacement system and method for using same
US9441444B2 (en) 2013-09-13 2016-09-13 National Oilwell Varco, L.P. Modular subsea stripper packer and method of using same
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CN109551879A (zh) * 2018-11-28 2019-04-02 孟庆平 一种瓦楞纸板的压紧印刷烘干机构
CN109552913A (zh) * 2018-11-28 2019-04-02 孟庆平 一种波浪形瓦楞纸板芯的自动化折纸下料机构
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SE455476B (sv) * 1986-10-22 1988-07-18 Asea Atom Ab Indragande, uppriktande och fasthallande anordning
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US2040956A (en) * 1933-03-27 1936-05-19 Romano Lula Underwater salvage device
US3099316A (en) * 1960-04-25 1963-07-30 Shell Oil Co Underwater wellhead apparatus and method
US3299950A (en) * 1963-06-20 1967-01-24 Shell Oil Co Pipe line connector
US3381485A (en) * 1965-10-23 1968-05-07 Battelle Development Corp General purpose underwater manipulating system
US3418818A (en) * 1966-04-22 1968-12-31 Pan American Petroleum Corp Underwater power source

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US2040956A (en) * 1933-03-27 1936-05-19 Romano Lula Underwater salvage device
US3099316A (en) * 1960-04-25 1963-07-30 Shell Oil Co Underwater wellhead apparatus and method
US3299950A (en) * 1963-06-20 1967-01-24 Shell Oil Co Pipe line connector
US3381485A (en) * 1965-10-23 1968-05-07 Battelle Development Corp General purpose underwater manipulating system
US3418818A (en) * 1966-04-22 1968-12-31 Pan American Petroleum Corp Underwater power source

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2725880A1 (de) * 1976-06-11 1977-12-22 Emh Verbesserungen an werkzeugen zur handhabung von vorrichtungen, wie z.b. elastischen gelenken, insbesondere fuer gelenksaeulen, auf dem meeresgrund
US4149818A (en) * 1977-08-22 1979-04-17 Perry Oceanographics, Inc. Submersible chamber arrangement
US4460295A (en) * 1981-02-25 1984-07-17 Compagnie Francaise Des Petroles Submersible connector
US4648782A (en) * 1983-05-27 1987-03-10 Kraft Brett W Underwater manipulator system
US4602893A (en) * 1985-02-19 1986-07-29 Shell Offshore Inc. Ring gasket installation tool
US4618285A (en) * 1985-02-19 1986-10-21 Shell Offshore Inc. Buoyant ring gasket installation tool
EP0295208A1 (de) * 1987-06-11 1988-12-14 GebràœDer Sulzer Aktiengesellschaft Greiferwerkzeug für Roboter und Anordnung von derartigen Greiferwerkzeugen
CH672904A5 (de) * 1987-06-11 1990-01-15 Sulzer Ag
US4936743A (en) * 1988-03-16 1990-06-26 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Hydraulically controlled gripper tool
US5234244A (en) * 1991-03-16 1993-08-10 Korea Institute Of Science And Technology (Kist) Bi-directional feeding gripper device
US5203645A (en) * 1992-01-10 1993-04-20 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Underwater manipulator
US5273376A (en) * 1992-02-10 1993-12-28 Shell Offshore Inc. Back-up connector release tool
US20100270746A1 (en) * 2009-04-27 2010-10-28 National Oilwell Varco, L.P. Wellsite Replacement System and Method for Using Same
US8875798B2 (en) * 2009-04-27 2014-11-04 National Oilwell Varco, L.P. Wellsite replacement system and method for using same
US9022126B2 (en) 2009-07-01 2015-05-05 National Oilwell Varco, L.P. Wellsite equipment replacement system and method for using same
US8978766B2 (en) * 2011-09-13 2015-03-17 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Temperature compensated accumulator
US9441444B2 (en) 2013-09-13 2016-09-13 National Oilwell Varco, L.P. Modular subsea stripper packer and method of using same
AU2016343299B2 (en) * 2015-10-22 2022-07-14 Total Marine Technology Pty Ltd Subsea torque tool
US10232914B1 (en) * 2018-03-07 2019-03-19 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Pressure activated time-delayed release
CN109551879A (zh) * 2018-11-28 2019-04-02 孟庆平 一种瓦楞纸板的压紧印刷烘干机构
CN109552913A (zh) * 2018-11-28 2019-04-02 孟庆平 一种波浪形瓦楞纸板芯的自动化折纸下料机构
CN109552913B (zh) * 2018-11-28 2020-05-22 义乌市方平纸箱有限公司 一种波浪形瓦楞纸板芯的自动化折纸下料机构

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