EP1350919A3 - A blow out preventer adapter for subsea well completion - Google Patents

A blow out preventer adapter for subsea well completion Download PDF

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EP1350919A3
EP1350919A3 EP03014705A EP03014705A EP1350919A3 EP 1350919 A3 EP1350919 A3 EP 1350919A3 EP 03014705 A EP03014705 A EP 03014705A EP 03014705 A EP03014705 A EP 03014705A EP 1350919 A3 EP1350919 A3 EP 1350919A3
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completion
blow out
xmas tree
riser
bop stack
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Christopher E. Cunningham
Christopher D. Bartlett
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FMC Technologies Inc
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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
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
    • E21B33/03—Well heads; Setting-up thereof
    • E21B33/04—Casing heads; Suspending casings or tubings in well heads
    • E21B33/047—Casing heads; Suspending casings or tubings in well heads for plural tubing strings

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Abstract

The blow out (BOP) preventer adapter (152) of the invention has a main body having top and bottom ends, said bottom end arranged and designed for connection to a standard xmas tree (150) re-entry hub (151), said top end having a top profile (302) suitable for interfacing with 18¾" (476 mm) nominal bore configuration drilling or completion equipment. This provides the capability to use a BOP stack (120,160) or marine riser and completion landing string (122) (based on standard tubing) in both a tubing hanger interface mode and an xmas tree interface mode. This capability removes the requirement to retrieve a slimbore BOP stack (120) or conventional 18¾" (476 mm) BOP stack (160) to permit the installation of the xmas tree using a dedicated open sea completion/intervention riser or a conventional riser.
EP03014705A 1997-10-07 1998-10-07 A blow out preventer adapter for subsea well completion Expired - Lifetime EP1350919B1 (en)

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US6129397P 1997-10-07 1997-10-07
US61293P 1997-10-07
EP98952151A EP1021637B1 (en) 1997-10-07 1998-10-07 Slimbore subsea completion system and method

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EP98952151A Division EP1021637B1 (en) 1997-10-07 1998-10-07 Slimbore subsea completion system and method

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EP1350919A2 EP1350919A2 (en) 2003-10-08
EP1350919A3 true EP1350919A3 (en) 2004-02-18
EP1350919B1 EP1350919B1 (en) 2005-12-14

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EP03014705A Expired - Lifetime EP1350919B1 (en) 1997-10-07 1998-10-07 A blow out preventer adapter for subsea well completion
EP03014704A Expired - Lifetime EP1350918B1 (en) 1997-10-07 1998-10-07 A method of completing a subsea well

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EP03014704A Expired - Lifetime EP1350918B1 (en) 1997-10-07 1998-10-07 A method of completing a subsea well

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WO1997004211A1 (en) * 1995-07-15 1997-02-06 Expro North Sea Limited Lightweight intervention system

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ES435704A1 (en) * 1974-03-18 1977-02-01 Finn Tveten & So Ans Y Ans Ake Parking device for blowout preventer
EP0478094A3 (en) * 1986-07-31 1992-05-20 Otis Engineering Corporation Method and system for attaching and removing equipment from a wellhead

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WO1997004211A1 (en) * 1995-07-15 1997-02-06 Expro North Sea Limited Lightweight intervention system

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EP1350918A2 (en) 2003-10-08
EP1350918B1 (en) 2005-12-14
EP1350918A3 (en) 2004-02-04
EP1350919B1 (en) 2005-12-14
EP1350919A2 (en) 2003-10-08

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