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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4794988 | Surface wellhead Surface wellhead apparatus for use in tying-back casing from a subsea structure to a surface structure or when drilling with mudline-supported casing hangers wherein the casing is maintained in tension by means of a lock member which releasably engages wi... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4615542 | Telescopic riser joint This invention relates to a joint for risers, and particularly to a telescopic joint suitable for expandably connecting composite-pipe type riser pipes provided internally with tubing pipes. Its structural features reside in that connectors adapted to con... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4566824 | System for drilling from a water surface, which is insensitive to the swell System for drilling from a water surface, of the type having means for exerting and maintaining on the drilling tool a bearing stress, which is constant and normal to the surface to be perforated, no matter what the effect of the swell, wherein it compris... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4512409 | Moonpool guidance system for floating structures A guidance system for centering and guiding various drill strings or risers within a moonpool of a floating structure, e.g. a caisson vessel. The system comprises one or more guidance vehicles. Each vehicle is movably mounted on a separate track. The trac... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4512408 | Moonpool guidance system for drill strings having attached umbilical lines A system for guiding a drill string with an attached umbilical line through a moonpool of a floating structure. The system comprises a support means, and a workhead assembly secured to the outer end of the support means. The workhead assembly is adapted t... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4417624 | Method and apparatus for controlling the flow of fluids from an open well bore A method and apparatus for controlling the flow of fluids from an open well bore, fluidly communicating the surface and a subterranean formation, the apparatus comprising (a) a slideable base; (b) a support positioned on the base; (c) a pipe engaging device po... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4258794 | Underwater completion habitat A submergible, underwater well completion habitat and a method of employing the same in the completion of wells at extended depths. The well completion habitat may be attached to an underwater well platform and maintained at a pressure of sufficient value... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4249610 | Offshore drilling control cable clamp system A cable clamp for securing a control cable to a kill or choke line in a mud riser used in offshore drilling of oil and gas wells is described. The cable clamp is comprised of two portions, a fixed portion which remains secured to the kill or choke line an... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4210208 | Subsea choke and riser pressure equalization system Method and apparatus for controlling down hole pressure during an offshore drilling operation is disclosed. The method and apparatus are particularly useful for drilling in deep water from an offshore surface facility which includes a drilling vessel stat... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4185694 | Marine riser system A marine riser system is provided which extends between a floating offshore platform and well means in a seabed formation and which has riser end portions connected in novel manner to the floating platform and to wellhead structure at the well hole. Each ... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4175620 | Methods and apparatus for anchoring offshore pipeline An offshore pipeline installation comprises a wellhead base and a pipeline anchor connected together to form a unit which is lowered onto a seabed. The anchor is pivotably positionable relative to the wellhead base about a vertical axis of a pilot tube. A... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4133182 | Apparatus and method of connecting a flowline to a subsea station An apparatus and method of connecting a flowline to a subsea station in which such a connection may be remotely controlled and the method employed is independent of water depth. A flowline connector apparatus which includes a receptacle connector supporte... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4120171 | Apparatus and method of connecting a flexible line to a subsea station An apparatus for attaching a flexible line, such as a multiconductor electric cable for power and control circuits, a single flexible hose, or conventional flexible cables to a subsea station by remotely controlled means and without the assistance of dive... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4098333 | Marine production riser system A marine riser system for offshore well installations having a plurality of satellite subsea wells wherein production flow is conducted to a composite manifold structure on the sea floor, is raised to a floating platform for processing and processed produ... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4047579 | Sea drilling jig A sea drilling jig comprises a tool carrier ship having a hull with a drill tower mounted on the hull over a hull opening which extends downwardly into the sea below the tower. A riser head is engageble in the hull opening and it may be coupled to the hul... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4046191 | Subsea hydraulic choke An improved method and apparatus used for offshore drilling operations is disclosed which is particularly useful in those operations where a floating vessel or drilling platform is situated at the surface of a body of water with a riser assembly extending... | 09/06/1977 |
| 3999617 | Self-supported drilling riser Apparatus and method for drilling a well into a submerged bottom from a floating drilling vessel while employing a riser pipe having positive buoyancy is disclosed. The riser pipe extends between the vessel and the well and is comprised of an upper and a ... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3988898 | Pipelines and marine platforms A marine platform is described incorporating a submerged buoyancy chamber which is anchored to drilled piles in the sea bed by cables. Each anchorage point lies inside a working chamber mounted on the pile to enable workmen inside the chamber to release t... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3983708 | Methods and apparatus for placing underwater guide lines Methods and apparatus are disclosed herein for placing a guide line or cable on an underwater well installation connection point in a case where there is already in place a connection line between the surface and the water bottom. By means of a self-carry... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3982401 | Marine structure with detachable anchor Semisubmersible marine structure for operation in offshore waters, comprising a work deck which is supported by a buoyant substructure. The latter includes a separably connected anchor unit which can be controllably lowered to the floor of the offshore si... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3981369 | Riser pipe stacking system An offshore drilling rig that embodies a means for vertical stacking of riser pipe sections and blowout preventors below a derrick floor and includes riser pipe manipulating mechanisms for transporting units in a vertical condition between a storage area ... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3957112 | Offshore apparatus for carrying out operations in an offshore well A marine riser or conductor that extends between a floating drilling vessel and an underwater wellhead is provided with buoyancy means in the form of small-diameter, stiff-walled fluidtight tubes arranged around the outer wall of the marine riser.... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3955622 | Dual drill string orienting apparatus and method Apparatus and method for orienting a pair of drill strings or the like in a predetermined manner in the center of a bore through a blowout preventer. The drill strings extend from a vessel floating on the surface of a body of water down through the preven... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3934647 | Pipe laying system The system herein involves interconnection of an underwater well head assembly with a central gathering platform in an ocean or sea environment. A drilling vessel for drilling a well peripherally disposed with respect to the central gathering platform has... | 01/27/1976 |
