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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4401398 | Support structure for mudline suspension wellhead A support structure (20) for supporting the freestanding portion of a mudline suspension wellhead includes first and second support arms (56) attached to and extending from an offshore drilling platform (24). The structure is aligned below a cantilevered ... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4400110 | Flexible riser underwater buoy This invention relates to a floating production system for offshore development of oil and gas wells which employs an underwater buoy to decrease tension on flexible riser pipes used to connect a subsea pipeline to the floating vessel. The underwater buoy... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4398487 | Fairing for elongated elements A fairing for elongated elements is disclosed for reducing current-induced stresses on the elongated element. The fairing is made as a stream-lined shaped body that has a nose portion in which the elongated element is accommodated and a tail portion. The ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4395160 | Tensioning system for marine risers and guidelines A double rack and pinion device (17) is used to maintain substantially constant upward tension on a marine riser (16) that extends from stationary equipment (11) on the ocean floor to a floating structure (10) on the ocean surface. A preferred embodiment ... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4391332 | Offshore facility for recovery hydrocarbon deposits from deep sea beds An improved facility, for the drilling and production of hydrocarbon deposits located in a deep sea bed, includes a central structural column having a bottom end secured to a submarine base mounted on the sea bed and a top end secured to a subsea buoy. A ... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4378848 | Method and apparatus for controlling subsea well template production systems Method and apparatus for remotely controlling subsea template production systems having a plurality of satellite wells and a plurality of subsea trees on the well templates uses a significantly reduced number of electrical and hydraulic lines between a su... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4376467 | Seafloor diverter This relates to drilling in water from a platform or vessel using a riser pipe. An inverted funnel skirt or cone is placed over slots cut in the wall of a riser pipe a short distance above its lower end. The apex end of the cone is welded to the riser pip... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4371037 | Transfer terminal for offshore production A mooring station and transfer terminal for offshore hydrocarbon production is provided, comprising a coaxial riser linking underwater production and safety manifolds to surface lines. An underwater connector and quick release means are provided to facili... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4363567 | Multiple bore marine riser with flexible reinforcement A multiple bore marine riser adapted to form a communication between equipment on a floating structure and pipelines on the sea bottom includes flexible reinforcement means to prevent the occurrence of high bending stresses in the flowlines of the riser w... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4362215 | Marine riser provided with a hinged foot for offshore hydrocarbon production This riser has a central pipe connected to an underwater installation through a flexible assembly, and a plurality of satellite pipes connected to corresponding tubes of the underwater installation through a plurality of hoses each arranged along an helic... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4359095 | Well support system A well support system is provided including a tubular riser connecting a subsea well to a surface platform. A flexible elastomeric mounting column is providing for supporting the tubular riser from the surface platform. A first support structure supports ... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4273470 | Offshore production riser with flexible connector A central pipe riser support structure is connected to an underwater offshore base member by means of a gimbal joint. Vertical flow lines run parallel to the central riser and are supported by support means connected thereto. The lowermost support of each... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4266886 | Method and device for connecting a floating installation to an underwater installation through at least one flexible line A system for offshore oil production, comprising at least one underwater installation to which is connected at least one flow line which is releasably connected to a flexible riser suspended from a surface installation. The system comprises a stationary g... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4265313 | Mooring station and transfer terminal for offshore hydrocarbon production An offshore terminal connected to different underwater producing wellheads which comprises an aerial part provided with a rotatable arm which supports a T F L-servicing pipe and two further pipes including a loading pipe for discharging crude into oil tan... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4265567 | Riser device The present invention relates to a riser device which extends from an underwater installation up to a structure situated near the water's surface, and which comprises at least three rigid, elongate members each having associated therewith at least one flu... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4249611 | Marine conductor string provided with a connector and a connector for use in such a marine conductor string A marine conductor string, wherein its lower part is provided with a connector. The connector comprises first and second coaxial tubular elements, a sleeve fixed to said first tubular element and axially displaceable relative to a second tubular element. ... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4244663 | Apparatus for restricting pipe motion An apparatus for restricting the lateral motion of a pipe column extending upward from the bottom of a body of water to a point above the surface of the water. The apparatus finds its preferred use as a drive pipe stabilizer for a cantilever-type offshore... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4240506 | Downhole riser assembly A downhole riser assembly includes a tubular casing embedded in the ocean floor, said casing having a constant internal diameter and an upper end extending above said ocean floor. A tubular riser pipe is disposed in the casing and has an upper end connect... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4231429 | Lateral tensioning system for riser pipe A novel way of maintaining a riser in the approximate center of a moon pool of a drilling barge operating in a shallow water. A single hydropneumatic cylinder is used to support the riser from the barge laterally at four points using a series of cables, s... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4231436 | Marine riser insert sleeves Drilling operations are run in a riser pipe, e.g., 20 inches in diameter, which extends from a ship to an anchored wellhead assembly on the ocean floor. Various strings of casing for lining the borehole wall are run down through the interior of the riser ... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4220207 | Seafloor diverter This relates to drilling in water from a platform or vessel using a riser pipe. An inverted funnel skirt or cone is placed over slots cut in the wall of a riser pipe a short distance above its lower end. The apex end of the cone is welded to the riser pip... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4216834 | Connecting assembly and method Diclosed is a connecting assembly for communicating between a first location and a second location lower than the first location, with the two locations separated by a fluid body. A first tube extending between the two locations generally encloses a secon... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4212561 | Marine structure connecting structures at different levels A marine structure for guiding a plurality of ducts from deeper to higher submerged devices such as an oil well at the sea bottom and a production or storage station, respectively. The apparatus provided in accordance with the present invention compensate... | 07/15/1980 |
| 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 |
| 4194568 | Disconnectable riser columns for under water oil wells A riser column particularly for use in deep water comprises a central tube connectable by its lower end to a submerged installation, for example a well, and including means permitting the central tube to oscillate relative to the installation, and connect... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4188156 | Riser A riser structure for connecting from a floating structure to a subsea wellhead for drilling or production which has an upper flexible steel section and a lower flexible section connecting from the wellhead to the upper steel section, the lower section, c... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4185856 | Pipe joint with remotely operable latch First and second pipes supported substantially vertically in a subsea location with a breech block connector connecting the pipes together, the said breech block connector comprising male and female elements, one of which has longitudinally extending circ... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4167279 | Vertically moored platform deck casinghead A novel casing torque hanger means for supporting the upper end of a string of casing from the upper end of a riser pipe which is supported by a floating vessel such as a Vertically Moored Platform. It includes a cylindrical member having a torque resista... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4147221 | Riser set-aside system A marine riser system for use in deep water drilling operations from a floating vessel is disclosed. The riser system permits detachment of the lower end of the riser from the wellhead enabling the riser to be set aside to a position which is clear of the... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4060140 | Method and apparatus for preventing debris build-up in underwater oil wells An improved method and apparatus for preventing buildup of cuttings or debris in underwater oil wells. The apparatus includes a drilling tool in the form of a primary tubular member having an internal diameter a predetermined amount greater than the exter... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4042014 | Multiple stage cementing of well casing in subsea wells A method and apparatus for multiple stage cementing of well casing in subsea wells. Also, a subsea stage cementer, plug stack assembly. The combination with a subsea stage cementer, plug stack assembly of a packing and shipping crate therefor. A trip-plug... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4039176 | Marine riser spider shock absorber apparatus An apparatus is provided capable of absorbing shocks due to decelerating forces caused by landing of a marine riser on a spider resting on a rotary table. The apparatus includes a hydraulic shock absorber mounted on the rotary table which supports the spi... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4019333 | Apparatus and method for buffering submerged conduits To connect two submerged conduits (e.g., a pipeline and a riser), a buffer unit is placed intermediate the two conduits. the buffer unit comprises an enclosure having a projecting conduit segment for attachment to each ofthe submerged conduits. An expansi... | 04/26/1977 |
| 3996755 | Tension leg structure with riser stabilization A tension leg marine structure or working platform which is floatably positioned above an offshore working site, being maintained in place by a plurality of tension cables that connect to anchors at the sea floor. A riser which extends between the structu... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3987639 | Methods and apparatus for installing a drill conductor from an offshore tower A drill conductor is installed into a water bed from an offshore tower situated in a body of water by lowering the conductor from a deck portion of the tower along a straight path which is inclined relative to vertical until the bottom end of the conducto... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3983706 | Marine structure with hydraulic tensioner A tension leg marine structure or working platform is floatably positioned above an offshore working site, being maintained in place by a plurality of tension cables that connect to anchors at the sea floor. A riser which extends between the structure and... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3974875 | Underwater well completion method and apparatus Extended casing method and apparatus for completing an underwater well whereby complete and continuous pressure control is maintained at the surface drilling platform. A conductor casing is installed in the floor of a body of water with a casing head and ... | 08/17/1976 |
