GB1098211A - Connection of underwater wells to floating platforms - Google Patents

Connection of underwater wells to floating platforms

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Publication number
GB1098211A
GB1098211A GB4449/66A GB444966A GB1098211A GB 1098211 A GB1098211 A GB 1098211A GB 4449/66 A GB4449/66 A GB 4449/66A GB 444966 A GB444966 A GB 444966A GB 1098211 A GB1098211 A GB 1098211A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
pipes
mooring lines
wells
floating platforms
connection
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
Application number
GB4449/66A
Other languages
English (en)
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co
Original Assignee
Exxon Production Research Co
Esso Production Research Co
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Exxon Production Research Co, Esso Production Research Co filed Critical Exxon Production Research Co
Publication of GB1098211A publication Critical patent/GB1098211A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/01—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells specially adapted for obtaining from underwater installations
    • 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
    • B63B21/50—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers
    • B63B21/502—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers by means of tension legs
    • 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
    • E21B15/00—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts
    • E21B15/02—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts specially adapted for underwater drilling
    • 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
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • 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
    • 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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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Underground Structures, Protecting, Testing And Restoring Foundations (AREA)
  • Mechanical Means For Catching Fish (AREA)
  • Placing Or Removing Of Piles Or Sheet Piles, Or Accessories Thereof (AREA)
  • Bridges Or Land Bridges (AREA)
GB4449/66A 1965-03-15 1966-02-01 Connection of underwater wells to floating platforms Expired GB1098211A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US439557A US3327780A (en) 1965-03-15 1965-03-15 Connection of underwater wells

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB1098211A true GB1098211A (en) 1968-01-10

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GB4449/66A Expired GB1098211A (en) 1965-03-15 1966-02-01 Connection of underwater wells to floating platforms

Country Status (7)

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US (1) US3327780A (de)
DE (1) DE1255609B (de)
ES (2) ES324167A1 (de)
FR (1) FR1468357A (de)
GB (1) GB1098211A (de)
NL (1) NL6602520A (de)
NO (1) NO119014B (de)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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GB2172635A (en) * 1985-03-01 1986-09-24 Norske Stats Oljeselskap Offshore drilling system
GB2294961A (en) * 1994-11-14 1996-05-15 Inst Francais Du Petrole A method and system for producing hydrocarbons from a tension-leg platform
GB2459904A (en) * 2008-05-08 2009-11-11 Seahorse Equip Corp A pontoonless tension leg platform

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FR2530697A1 (fr) * 1982-07-22 1984-01-27 Petroles Cie Francaise Plate-forme marine oscillante
US4972907A (en) * 1985-10-24 1990-11-27 Shell Offshore Inc. Method of conducting well operations from a moveable floating platform
EP0250069B1 (de) * 1986-06-20 1993-06-30 Conoco Inc. Schwimmende Tiefwasserbohr- und -produktionseinrichtung mit biegsamen Produktionsrisern
US5330293A (en) * 1993-02-26 1994-07-19 Conoco Inc. Floating production and storage facility
GB2302119B (en) * 1994-05-02 1998-02-18 Shell Int Research A method for templateless foundation installation of a tlp
US5639187A (en) * 1994-10-12 1997-06-17 Mobil Oil Corporation Marine steel catenary riser system
US5704731A (en) * 1995-04-07 1998-01-06 San Tai International Corporation Multipurpose offshore modular platform
US5525011A (en) * 1995-04-07 1996-06-11 San Tai International Corporation Semi-submerged movable modular offshore platform
NO307210B1 (no) 1996-11-27 2000-02-28 Norske Stats Oljeselskap System for utvinning av olje eller gass
WO2000063067A1 (en) * 1999-04-20 2000-10-26 Single Buoy Moorings Inc. Floating structure having anchor lines comprising damping means
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US3237694A (en) * 1966-03-01 Submarine drilling method and apparatus
US2476309A (en) * 1944-05-25 1949-07-19 Walter B Lang Apparatus for subaqueous geologic prospecting
US2606003A (en) * 1948-08-28 1952-08-05 Union Oil Co Off-shore drilling
US2783970A (en) * 1954-10-25 1957-03-05 Samuel S Gillespie Apparatus for underwater oil well drilling
US3017934A (en) * 1955-09-30 1962-01-23 Shell Oil Co Casing support
GB874178A (en) * 1957-04-15 1961-08-02 California Research Corp Apparatus for drilling offshore wells
US3196958A (en) * 1960-04-04 1965-07-27 Richfield Oil Corp Offshore drilling method and apparatus
US3111692A (en) * 1960-12-14 1963-11-26 Shell Oil Co Floating production platform
US3221816A (en) * 1961-12-07 1965-12-07 Shell Oil Co Underwater oil gathering installation
US3154039A (en) * 1962-07-25 1964-10-27 Jersey Prod Res Co Stable floating foundation
FR1371281A (fr) * 1963-07-19 1964-09-04 Jersey Prod Res Co Fondation flottante stable
US3261398A (en) * 1963-09-12 1966-07-19 Shell Oil Co Apparatus for producing underwater oil fields

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2172635A (en) * 1985-03-01 1986-09-24 Norske Stats Oljeselskap Offshore drilling system
US4746245A (en) * 1985-03-01 1988-05-24 Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap A.S. Offshore drilling and/or production system
GB2172635B (en) * 1985-03-01 1989-10-25 Norske Stats Oljeselskap Offshore drilling system
GB2294961A (en) * 1994-11-14 1996-05-15 Inst Francais Du Petrole A method and system for producing hydrocarbons from a tension-leg platform
GB2294961B (en) * 1994-11-14 1998-07-15 Inst Francais Du Petrole A method and system for producing hydrocarbons from a tension-leg platform
GB2459904A (en) * 2008-05-08 2009-11-11 Seahorse Equip Corp A pontoonless tension leg platform
GB2459904B (en) * 2008-05-08 2010-07-14 Seahorse Equip Corp Pontoonless tension leg platform
US7854570B2 (en) 2008-05-08 2010-12-21 Seahorse Equipment Corporation Pontoonless tension leg platform

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
NL6602520A (de) 1966-09-16
ES324167A1 (es) 1967-02-01
ES329143A1 (es) 1967-05-01
DE1255609B (de) 1967-12-07
FR1468357A (fr) 1967-02-03
NO119014B (de) 1970-03-09
US3327780A (en) 1967-06-27

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