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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104541 | Apparatus and method for processing fluids from a well A system, including a first module (35b) configured to process fluid from a well, wherein the first module (35b) includes a processing device coupleable to a manifold (5), a first access tunnel (4b) extending through ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7402000 | Spool piece termination structure, a connection arrangement comprising such a termination structure and a pipeline termination A spool piece termination structure to be mounted to a spool piece so as to support a spool piece hub during the connection of the spool piece hub to a corresponding pipeline hub. The termination structure includes a clamping device for clamping together the spool p... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7325598 | Vacuum assisted seal engagement for ROV deployed equipment A method and apparatus for attaching a first component which comprises a depending portion to a second component which comprises a bore that is sized and configured to receive the depending portion, wherein the first and second components are exposed to a fluid whic... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7308934 | Fracturing isolation sleeve An apparatus operatively coupled to a well having a production casing positioned therein, the apparatus including a first device having and internal bore, a second device having an internal bore, and a fracture isolation sleeve disposed at least partially within the... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7264067 | Method of drilling and completing multiple wellbores inside a single caisson A method and apparatus for drilling and completing multiple wellbores from a single drilling rig and from within a single wellhead is provided. In one embodiment, a template is disposed at a predetermined location downhole within a casing. In one aspect, a first cas... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7165620 | Wellhead completion system having a horizontal control penetrator and method of using same A well completion system includes a completion device defining a bore therein attached to a wellhead and a tool, disposed within the bore, comprising an operational element and a control receptacle in communication with the operational element. The system further in... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7111688 | Clamping well casings A clamp for clamping two concentric tubes, typically two concentric tubes in an oil or gas well. The clamp has two axially movable tapered components which can be pulled over one another in an axial direction to provide a contraction of internal diameter which grips... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7032673 | Orientation system for a subsea well An outer wellhead housing has an external locator member initially oriented in a desired direction. An inner wellhead housing lands in the outer wellhead housing. A BOP orientation spool with an external orientation member and an internal orientation member lands on... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028777 | Open water running tool and lockdown sleeve assembly A running tool 10, a lockdown sleeve 27, and a seal ring 24 are provided for axially fixing upward movement of a tubular hanger with respect to a subsea wellhead. The running tool 10 includes a tool latching and unlatching mechanism 51... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6962205 | Subsea wellhead landing clamp and slip bowl assembly A clamp for supporting a subsea wellhead and attached casing string preparatory to installing same in a well, and slip bowl assembly for running a drill pipe cementing string inside the casing string. The clamp comprises two hinged together clamp halves with a conne... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6834724 | System for accessing oil wells with compliant guide and coiled tubing The disclosure describes a spoolable compliant guide, a system including a spoolable compliant guide and injector and methods for using the compliant guide, where the guide is designed to connect at one end to the injector and at its other end to a remote installati... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6745840 | System for accessing oil wells with compliant guide and coiled tubing The disclosure describes a spoolable compliant guide, a system including a spoolable compliant guide and injector and methods for using the compliant guide, where the guide is designed to connect at one end to the injector and at its other end to a remote installati... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6695542 | Riser guide A riser guide is for use on a floating offshore platform, the platform comprises a topsides and a substructure having a lower pontoon, and at least one riser extends from a subsea location to the topsides. A number of riser guides are located in a guide h... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6691775 | System for accessing oil wells with compliant guide and coiled tubing The disclosure describes a spoolable compliant guide, a system including a spoolable compliant guide and injector and methods for using the compliant guide, where the guide is designed to connect at one end to the injector and at its other end to a remote... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6644409 | Riser guide system A riser guide system is for use on a floating offshore platform, the platform having a topside and a substructure having a lower pontoon, and at least one riser extends from a subsea location to the topsides. A permanent guide is secured to the pontoon, a... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6609571 | Remote sub-sea lubricator The present invention involves a remote sub sea lubricator assembly for inserting a wireline tool into a sub sea well comprising an elongated tube having an axial passage formed therethrough for receiving the wireline tool. The remote sub sea lubricator i... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6409428 | Apparatus for securing a tubular structure to an anchor An apparatus for releasably securing a tubular structure of a floating installation to an anchor fixedly secured to an underwater floor has a first connection element mounted at one end of the tubular structure and a second connection element configured a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6336508 | Subsea, releasable bop funnel The invention is a device for eliminating the "tripping" of the BOP stack to the surface when switching between drilling and completion modes of operation on a drilling rig. This device is a new apparatus for attaching a BOP guide funnel, which will allow... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6237690 | Connector assembly A connector assembly includes first and second connector parts. The first connector part has a bearing portion and the second connector part is connectable with the first connector part. A carriage comprises an abutment which is disposed against the first... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6231265 | Self-aligning subsea latch mechanism A latching assembly includes a first mating portion and a second mating portion disposed adjacent and rotationally restrained relative to the first mating portion. A first cam member having a first cam profile is mounted on the first mating portion. A sec... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5807027 | Connection system for subsea pipelines The invention relates to a system for pull-in and interconnection of two pipelines in subsea position, whereof one first pipeline initially is freely suspended, while one second pipeline for instance is mounted on a bottom based manifold frame. The end se... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5687793 | Apparatus for use in lowering a well pipe into alignment with a subsea conduit Apparatus is disclosed for use in lowering an object such as a well pipe through a guide tube suspended from the water surface and onto an upstanding subsea conduit beneath the lower end of the guide tube.... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5480521 | Tendon foundation guide cone assembly and anode A method of providing a cathodic protection to an installed pile is disclosed in which a plurality of anodes are provided on a tendon foundation guide assembly which is attached to a lowering unit and lowered to the pile. The tendon foundation guide assem... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5437518 | Device for mounting a flexible line comprising a curvature limiter A device for mounting a flexible line including a curvature limiter. The device for mounting a flexible line on a structure, including a hollow rigid member forming part of the structure or fixed to the structure, and which the flexible line passes throug... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5316089 | Method and apparatus for drilling a subsea well A method of drilling a subsea well involves partial drilling of several wells within a cluster. A base such as a template will have a receptacle. A gimbal mounts to a latching mechanism which in turn releasably latches an outer wellhead housing. The latch... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5246075 | Guide post latching mechanism Apparatus having removable posts for guiding subsea well equipment. The apparatus includes a frame for permanent attachment to a well installation. The frame includes outwardly extending legs with each of the legs for receiving an upstanding retrievable g... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5107931 | Temporary abandonment cap and tool A protective cap (12) can be run onto and retrieved from a subsea wellhead (10) from a floating service vessel. Slidably mounted shear pins (32) in the cylindrical wall (14) of the protective cap (12) allow the cap to be attached by a downward push. Retri... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107930 | Guide line attachment A guide line attachment for releasably attaching a guide line to a guide post top or other portion of a sub-sea installation has three relatively movable spring loaded concentric sleeves, the relative movement of which can be used to releasably lock the a... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5069287 | Retrievable guide base for subsea well A retrievable guide base and gimbal unit for a subsea well, and a tool for use with a pipe running to retrieve the guide base and gimbal from the subsea wellhead.... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5005650 | Multi-purpose well head equipment A guide base for a sub-sea well is formed in two parts, an annular portion fixed to a conductor housing and a retrievable portion surrounding and releasably attached to the annular portion. The retrievable portion can be recovered and used elsewhere if a ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4960174 | Equipment for oil well drilling and completing operations in deep water A system for oil well drilling and completing operations in deep water which allows an oil well drilled in deep water to start producing, the operations being conducted from a dynamically placed vessel, comprising: providing a permanent guide base (9) on ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4938289 | Surface wellhead A casing installation system usable with tubular casing having an upper end portion and a lower portion, for anchoring the upper end portion of the casing on an outer casing string secured to a wellhead having a housing, the wellhead housing being positio... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4877088 | Process and equipment for oil well drilling and completing operations in deep water A process for oil well drilling and completing operations in deep water which allows an oil well drilled in deep water to start producing, the operations being conducted from a dynamically placed vessel, comprising: providing a permanent guide base (9) on... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4828035 | Subsea guidepost latch mechanism and method for using A subsea guidepost latch mechanism which latches a guidepost to a guidepost-receptacle by means of an external snap ring on the guidepost and an internal groove in the guidepost-receptacle. The snap ring is held in the groove by a collet inside the snap r... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4799816 | Connection device for a guide line of an undersea installation A device is provided for connecting a guide line of an undersea installation. Inside the body of the connector is fixed an axial rod supporting a locking jacket with fingers carried by resilient blades. The rod ends in a centering nose having a cut out, w... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4671702 | Flowline connection means The present invention provides a method and apparatus for connecting a flowline to a subsea structure. A riser and flowline connection tool are deployed downwardly to the subsea structure and a flowline terminal head, which is at the end of the flowline, ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4666340 | Offshore platform with removable modules A method and apparatus for positioning drilling equipment modules on an offshore platform apparatus which are removeably connected to the platform and adapted to contain equipment associated with the drilling of wells. A major portion of the equipment is ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4630680 | Well control method and apparatus A method and apparatus is disclosed for controlling a well drilled from a floating drilling vessel during the time that the marine riser is removed and conductor casing is being lowered and cemented into the well. An annular blowout preventer having a bor... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4611661 | Retrievable exploration guide base/completion guide base system A system for connecting an exploratory well into a producing well by retrieving a permanent guide base (P) and replacing the same with a completion guide base (C) containing the necessary equipment for producing from the well. To do this, the permanent gu... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4442900 | Subsea well completion system A subsea well completion system, and components of such a system, are disclosed for handling marine well fluids from multiple subsea wells. The system includes a fluid-tight work enclosure hull containing manifold means, the hull having a plurality of rad... | 04/17/1984 |
