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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186443 | Method and apparatus for containing an oil spill caused by a subsea blowout A method and apparatus are described for containing an oil spill caused by a subsea blowout. A blowout preventer (BOP) stack, located on a floor of an ocean, may be circumvented with a hollow wall of a cylindrical containment assembly. The containment assembly may b... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8025103 | Contained top kill method and apparatus for entombing a defective blowout preventer (BOP) stack to stop an oil and/or gas spill A method and apparatus are described for stopping oil and/or gas from spewing from a defective blowout preventer (BOP) stack located on a floor of an ocean by entombing the defective BOP stack. A containment assembly, which is lowered below a surface of the ocean, i... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7628208 | System and method for secure offshore storage of crude oil natural gas or refined petroleum products A system for the storage of crude oil, natural gas and/or refined petroleum products at an offshore location includes a group of tanker vessels or concrete structures on the ocean floor attached to a manifold. The manifold is connected to sources of crude oil, natur... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7628207 | Accumulator for subsea equipment Pressure-balanced accumulator apparatus for use in subsea operations is disclosed which comprises a housing and an accumulator within the housing at the first end of the housing. The accumulator has first and second chambers that are hermetically sealed from one ano... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7373985 | Two-part telescopic tensioner for risers at a floating installation for oil and gas production A tensioning device (15) for a riser (5) connecting a subsea borehole (7) with a floating installation (1) on the surface of the sea (11), where the tensioning device (15) is provided with telescoping tubes (27, 27′... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7314087 | Heave compensation system for hydraulic workover The present invention relates generally to offshore drilling and production operations, and, more particularly, to marine drilling workover/intervention tensioning and compensating devices and methodologies. A heave compensated hydraulic workover device and/or syste... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7287595 | Electric-hydraulic power unit The present invention is directed to an electric-hydraulic power unit. In one illustrative embodiment, the power unit comprises a body having a movable pressure barrier positioned therein, the movable pressure barrier defining first and second chambers therein, a co... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7264058 | Arrangement and method for regulating bottom hole pressures when drilling deepwater offshore wells An arrangement and a method to control and regulate the bottom hole pressure in a well during subsea drilling at deep waters: The method involves adjustment of a liquid/gas interface level in a drilling riser up or down. The arrangement comprises a high pressure dri... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240734 | System and method for fail-safe disconnect from a subsea well A system and method for controllably separating a conduit into an upper portion and a lower portion. The system includes a first valve in the upper portion of the conduit above a point of separation, and a second valve in the lower portion of the conduit below the p... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7137450 | Electric-hydraulic power unit The present invention is directed to an electric-hydraulic power unit. In one illustrative embodiment, the power unit comprises a body having a movable pressure barrier positioned therein, the movable pressure barrier defining first and second chambers therein, a co... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121345 | Subsea tubing hanger lockdown device A lockdown device for securing a tubing hanger to a production member comprises a lockdown member which is mounted on the production member and is movable into and out of engagement with a corresponding locking profile on the tubing hanger, and an actuating mechanis... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118307 | Cooling water intake system A cooling water intake system is configured to minimize entrainment, impingement and thermal plumes associated with the operation of onshore industrial facilities, such as a power plant, and includes a delivery system guiding ground waters from under the sand bottom... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114885 | Protection means for a flexible riser The invention relates to flexible risers for transfer of hydrocarbons between a sea bed installation and a vessel (10) floating at the sea surface. The riser (18) is provided with means (20) for protecting the riser (18) from impacts. The... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7086467 | Coiled tubing cutter A subsea production system includes a blowout preventer stack that is adapted to seal and contain pressure in a well. The blowout preventer stack has a passageway through which a tubular string may extend into the well. The subsea production system includes a subsea... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7044239 | System and method for automatic drilling to maintain equivalent circulating density at a preferred value A drilling system includes a pressure sensor disposed on a drill string in the wellbore, the sensor responsive to pressure of a drilling fluid disposed in an annular space between a wall of the wellbore and the drill string, and a processor operatively coupled to th... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6998724 | Power generation system A system for generating an electrical power output from a subsea installation that includes at least one flowline, wherein the system includes a turbine that is operatively connected to the flowline, the turbine being rotatable by fluid flowing through the flowline,... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997260 | Method of repairing tubular members on oil and gas wells The disclosure concerns a method and apparatus for repairing or structurally reinforcing an oil and gas well tubular member, or an assembly of tubular members. The assembly to be repaired can include a smaller diameter inner flow conveying conduit (or production tub... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6715551 | Apparatus and methods for applying time lapse VSP to monitor a reservoir Subterranean reservoir monitoring method, computer system with programming code for implementing the method, and computer readable media and data signal embodying such programming code, the method including one or more of: (a) reservoir screening; (b) reservoir mode... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6622793 | Method for carrying out operations on petroleum and gas fields and deep-sea platform for realizing the same A method for carrying out operations on petroleum and gas fields is provided. The method involves using a platform which is located underwater when in working position at a depth where it is not subject to storm waves or under the lower surface of an ice ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6568476 | Triggering mechanism for disconnecting a riser from a riser connector A triggering mechanism for a triggering valve (1) of a hydraulic emergency unlock circuit for unlocking hydraulically operated gripping members of a riser connector which connects a lower end of a riser (2) to a wellhead on a sea floor. The triggering mec... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6561714 | Breakaway joint for subsea components A breakaway joint for releasably connecting a first component to a second component, comprises a first member to which the first component is attached; a second member to which the second component is attached; a plurality of columnar members each having ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6457528 | Method for preventing critical annular pressure buildup A method for preventing critical annular pressure buildup in an offshore well utilizes a modified casing coupling that includes a receptacle, or receptacles, for a modular burst disk assembly. The burst disk assembly is retained by threads or a snap ring ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6408947 | Subsea connection apparatus A slimbore marine riser and BOP are provided for a subsea completion system which includes a tubing spool secured to a wellhead at the sea floor. The tubing spool has an internal landing profile for a reduced diameter tubing hanger which is arranged and d... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6394702 | Emergency dump apparatus for buoyancy air tanks on buoyant riser systems An apparatus for rapid venting of the compressed air and deballasting of a buoyant air tank in a positively buoyant riser system in the event of a premature drive off or a riser section parting is shown. The buoyancy tank or housing includes an annularly ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6321846 | Sealing device for use in subsea wells A system for use in a subsea well includes a sealing element having an inner surface defining a bore through which a carrier line of a tool string may extend. A pressure-activated operator is coupled to the sealing element and is adapted to cause the seal... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6296421 | Emergency dump apparatus for buoyancy air tanks on buoyant riser systems An apparatus for rapid venting of the compressed air and deballasting of a buoyant air tank in a positively buoyant riser system in the event of a premature drive off or a riser section parting is shown. The rapid venting of the compressed air ensures tha... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6253854 | Emergency well kill method A method for installing a string of tubing in a subsea well has a provision for killing the well due to malfunction while the tubing is being installed. A running tool is attached to a tubing hanger located at the upper end of the string of tubing. A comp... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6202753 | Subsea accumulator and method of operation of same An accumulator for use in deepwater operational and control systems which uses a differential between a high pressure ambient pressure source such as sea water pressure and a low pressure source such as a chamber holding vacuum or atmospheric pressure to ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6193441 | Emergency dump apparatus for buoyancy air tanks on buoyant riser systems An apparatus for rapid venting of the compressed air and deballasting of a buoyant air tank in a positively buoyant riser system in the event of a premature drive off or a riser section parting is shown. The rapid venting of the compressed air ensures tha... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6182762 | Storm valve A method and apparatus for temporarily storing the lower portion of a string of drill pipe in a well which has a cased portion wherein a packer, installed between a storm valve located below the packer and an actuator located above the packer, is set in t... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6179057 | Apparatus and method for killing or suppressing a subsea well The present invention provides apparatus and method for killing or suppressing a subsea wellbore. The system includes a pressure intensifier adjacent the wellhead. The output of the pressure intensifier is coupled to a "kill" inlet at the wellhead equipme... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6123151 | Valve for use in a subsea drilling riser There are disclosed two types of valves connectible in a subsea drilling riser to permit the opening and closing of side ports therein. One such valve is automatically opened when the hydrostatic subsea pressure is greater by a predetermined amount than t... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6102626 | Caisson wellhead system and method of installing the same A caisson wellhead system having a weak point wherein the wellhead system may be installed in a well as a single unit. The caisson wellhead system of the invention includes a lower tubular member having an upper rim. A lower rim of an upper tubular member... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6032742 | Blowout preventer control system A blowout preventer control system has been developed with a pod with features which include a retractable internal stab with fixed internal hydraulic connection lines to the blowout preventer. The hydraulic connection lines are connected by pressure acti... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5984012 | Emergency recovery system for use in a subsea environment An emergency recovery system designed for use in a subsea environment is disclosed. The emergency recovery system has a casing that is open at each end with a shackle connected to one end of the casing with the opposite end of the shackle designed for con... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5437332 | Control system for wild oil and gas wells and other uncontrolled dangerous discharges A control system for wild oil and gas wells etc. using a centered, angled tubular device placed over and attached to the well head by clamps and remotely controlled hydraulic cylinders. The discharge of the well is directed into the bottom of the device, ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5252005 | Cylinder rod fire protection system Fire protection for the tensioner cylinders of a marine riser tensioner system in oil and gas offshore drilling and production rigs where the tensioner cylinders are coated with intumescent epoxy and their respective cylinder rods are enclosed within oute... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5158397 | Passive fire protective systems for articulating joints and flexible connections A passive fire protection system for the protection of articulating joints and flexible connections against flame and heat in a severe total environment type fire such as a hydrocarbon fire which includes multi-layered flexible protective covers on articu... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5146990 | Anchoring structure for marine riser assembly An anchor system for temporarily anchoring the lower end of a lower marine riser package (LMRP) assembly, drilling riser, and drill string used in drilling subsea wells. The anchor system includes a dummy wellhead secured to the ocean floor and weight mea... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5050680 | Environmental protection for subsea wells An enclosed protective chamber for a subsea wellhead assembly includes a main body installed on the sea floor. Subsea wellhead apparatus is mounted in the chamber on top of a well. A pressure-containing lid is mounted on and sealed with respect to the mai... | 09/24/1991 |
