GB2334005A - Spar platform with vertical slots - Google Patents

Spar platform with vertical slots

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GB2334005A
GB2334005A GB9912465A GB9912465A GB2334005A GB 2334005 A GB2334005 A GB 2334005A GB 9912465 A GB9912465 A GB 9912465A GB 9912465 A GB9912465 A GB 9912465A GB 2334005 A GB2334005 A GB 2334005A
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Prior art keywords
buoyant
vertical slots
spar platform
buoyant chamber
counterweight
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GB9912465A
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GB9912465D0 (en
GB2334005B (en
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Donald Wayne Allen
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Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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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 
    • B63B39/00—Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movements; Apparatus for indicating vessel attitude
    • B63B39/005—Equipment to decrease ship's vibrations produced externally to the ship, e.g. wave-induced vibrations
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B1/00—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils
    • B63B1/02—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement
    • B63B1/04—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement with single hull
    • B63B1/048—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement with single hull with hull extending principally vertically
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
    • B63B35/4413—Floating drilling platforms, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
    • B63B2035/442—Spar-type semi-submersible structures, i.e. shaped as single slender, e.g. substantially cylindrical or trussed vertical bodies

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
  • Bridges Or Land Bridges (AREA)
  • Cage And Drive Apparatuses For Elevators (AREA)
  • Forklifts And Lifting Vehicles (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention is a spar platform (10) having a deck (12) supported by buoyant tank assembly (22) having a buoyant chamber outside wall (18) and a buoyant chamber inside wall (20) which defines a vertically extending open moon pool (26). A plurality of buoyant chamber side walls connect the buoyant chamber inside and outside walls and defining a plurality of vertical slots (28). A counterweight and a counterweight spacing structure depend from the buoyant tank assembly.
GB9912465A 1996-12-31 1997-12-23 Spar platform with vertical slots Expired - Fee Related GB2334005B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US3446896P 1996-12-31 1996-12-31
PCT/EP1997/007325 WO1998029298A1 (en) 1996-12-31 1997-12-23 Spar platform with vertical slots

Publications (3)

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GB9912465D0 GB9912465D0 (en) 1999-07-28
GB2334005A true GB2334005A (en) 1999-08-11
GB2334005B GB2334005B (en) 2001-02-07

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GB9912465A Expired - Fee Related GB2334005B (en) 1996-12-31 1997-12-23 Spar platform with vertical slots

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BR (1) BR9714113A (en)
GB (1) GB2334005B (en)
ID (1) ID21673A (en)
NO (1) NO992536L (en)
OA (1) OA11139A (en)
WO (1) WO1998029298A1 (en)

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US3419090A (en) * 1966-07-18 1968-12-31 John G Carter Offshore drilling system
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GB2001587A (en) * 1977-08-01 1979-02-07 Rinaldi V An improved semi- submersible vessel
US4241685A (en) * 1977-11-22 1980-12-30 Iti Ltd. Self-stabilizing floating tower
GB2061452A (en) * 1979-10-12 1981-05-13 Miller D S Improvements in or Relating to Stabilising Bluff Structures against Oscillation
WO1984001554A1 (en) * 1982-10-20 1984-04-26 Kvaerner Eng Floating, semi-submersible structure
GB2185466A (en) * 1986-01-17 1987-07-22 Wartsila Strecker Gmbh Apparatus for automatically joining a product sheet in a loading apparatus
WO1995026294A1 (en) * 1994-03-28 1995-10-05 Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. Spar platform

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US3327668A (en) * 1966-02-04 1967-06-27 Mobil Oil Corp Marine structure
US3419090A (en) * 1966-07-18 1968-12-31 John G Carter Offshore drilling system
US4102142A (en) * 1976-12-30 1978-07-25 Hitco Underwater riser buoyancy
GB2001587A (en) * 1977-08-01 1979-02-07 Rinaldi V An improved semi- submersible vessel
US4241685A (en) * 1977-11-22 1980-12-30 Iti Ltd. Self-stabilizing floating tower
GB2061452A (en) * 1979-10-12 1981-05-13 Miller D S Improvements in or Relating to Stabilising Bluff Structures against Oscillation
WO1984001554A1 (en) * 1982-10-20 1984-04-26 Kvaerner Eng Floating, semi-submersible structure
GB2185466A (en) * 1986-01-17 1987-07-22 Wartsila Strecker Gmbh Apparatus for automatically joining a product sheet in a loading apparatus
WO1995026294A1 (en) * 1994-03-28 1995-10-05 Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. Spar platform

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GB9912465D0 (en) 1999-07-28
NO992536D0 (en) 1999-05-26
NO992536L (en) 1999-05-26
WO1998029298A1 (en) 1998-07-09
GB2334005B (en) 2001-02-07
BR9714113A (en) 2000-03-21
ID21673A (en) 1999-07-08
OA11139A (en) 2003-04-16

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