GB2514191B - Self-aligning subsea structures - Google Patents

Self-aligning subsea structures

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Publication number
GB2514191B
GB2514191B GB1309007.1A GB201309007A GB2514191B GB 2514191 B GB2514191 B GB 2514191B GB 201309007 A GB201309007 A GB 201309007A GB 2514191 B GB2514191 B GB 2514191B
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Prior art keywords
aligning
self
subsea structures
subsea
structures
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GB1309007.1A
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GB201309007D0 (en
GB2514191A (en
Inventor
Donald Lawson Charles
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Aker Solutions Ltd
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Aker Subsea Ltd
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Priority to GB1309007.1A priority Critical patent/GB2514191B/en
Publication of GB201309007D0 publication Critical patent/GB201309007D0/en
Priority to NO20140626A priority patent/NO20140626A1/en
Priority to US14/279,471 priority patent/US20140341656A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2014/051508 priority patent/WO2014184575A2/en
Publication of GB2514191A publication Critical patent/GB2514191A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2514191B publication Critical patent/GB2514191B/en
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    • 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
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/01—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells specially adapted for obtaining from underwater installations
    • E21B43/013—Connecting a production flow line to an underwater well head
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D27/00—Foundations as substructures
    • E02D27/32—Foundations for special purposes
    • E02D27/52—Submerged foundations, i.e. submerged in open water
    • 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
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/24—Guiding or centralising devices for drilling rods or pipes
    • 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
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
    • E21B33/03—Well heads; Setting-up thereof
    • E21B33/035—Well heads; Setting-up thereof specially adapted for underwater installations
    • E21B33/038—Connectors used on well heads, e.g. for connecting blow-out preventer and riser
    • 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
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/0007—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00 for underwater installations
    • E21B41/0014—Underwater well locating or reentry systems
    • 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
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/10—Guide posts, e.g. releasable; Attaching guide lines to underwater guide bases
    • 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
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/01—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells specially adapted for obtaining from underwater installations
    • E21B43/0107—Connecting of flow lines to offshore structures

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Paleontology (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Underground Or Underwater Handling Of Building Materials (AREA)
  • Revetment (AREA)
GB1309007.1A 2013-05-17 2013-05-17 Self-aligning subsea structures Expired - Fee Related GB2514191B (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1309007.1A GB2514191B (en) 2013-05-17 2013-05-17 Self-aligning subsea structures
NO20140626A NO20140626A1 (en) 2013-05-17 2014-05-16 Self-creating underwater construction
US14/279,471 US20140341656A1 (en) 2013-05-17 2014-05-16 Self-aligning subsea structures
PCT/GB2014/051508 WO2014184575A2 (en) 2013-05-17 2014-05-16 Self-aligning subsea structures

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB1309007.1A GB2514191B (en) 2013-05-17 2013-05-17 Self-aligning subsea structures

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GB201309007D0 GB201309007D0 (en) 2013-07-03
GB2514191A GB2514191A (en) 2014-11-19
GB2514191B true GB2514191B (en) 2016-05-25

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US (1) US20140341656A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2514191B (en)
NO (1) NO20140626A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2014184575A2 (en)

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GB1265355A (en) * 1968-05-23 1972-03-01
US4641776A (en) * 1983-10-31 1987-02-10 Baker Oil Tools, Inc. Segmented concentric centralizer
GB2439234A (en) * 2003-06-18 2007-12-19 Weatherford Lamb Centraliser actuated using downhole sensor to relay signal from surface
US20080283253A1 (en) * 2007-05-16 2008-11-20 Frank's International, Inc. Expandable Centralizer For Expandable Pipe String
WO2013050411A2 (en) * 2011-10-03 2013-04-11 Aker Subsea As Underwater vehicle docking station
GB2495840A (en) * 2011-10-20 2013-04-24 Vetco Gray Inc Soft landing system and method of achieving same

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US4661016A (en) * 1985-04-11 1987-04-28 Mobil Oil Corporation Subsea flowline connector
NO164729C (en) * 1988-07-14 1990-11-14 Norske Stats Oljeselskap ANCHORING DEVICE.
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GB1265355A (en) * 1968-05-23 1972-03-01
US4641776A (en) * 1983-10-31 1987-02-10 Baker Oil Tools, Inc. Segmented concentric centralizer
GB2439234A (en) * 2003-06-18 2007-12-19 Weatherford Lamb Centraliser actuated using downhole sensor to relay signal from surface
US20080283253A1 (en) * 2007-05-16 2008-11-20 Frank's International, Inc. Expandable Centralizer For Expandable Pipe String
WO2013050411A2 (en) * 2011-10-03 2013-04-11 Aker Subsea As Underwater vehicle docking station
GB2495840A (en) * 2011-10-20 2013-04-24 Vetco Gray Inc Soft landing system and method of achieving same

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GB201309007D0 (en) 2013-07-03
GB2514191A (en) 2014-11-19
US20140341656A1 (en) 2014-11-20
NO20140626A1 (en) 2014-11-18
WO2014184575A2 (en) 2014-11-20
WO2014184575A3 (en) 2015-04-09

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