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Shell Offshore Inc.

68Patents
0Active
68Granted
38Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 14, 1983 → Jul 20, 1999

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4526232A Method of replacing a corroded well conductor in an offshore platform Fixed Constructions 115 Expired
US5006845A Gas kick detector Fixed Constructions 82 Expired
US5184686A Method for offshore drilling utilizing a two-riser system Fixed Constructions 78 Expired
US6276455A Subsea gas separation system and method for offshore drilling Fixed Constructions 66 Expired
US6186239A Casing annulus remediation system Fixed Constructions 57 Expired
US6216799A Subsea pumping system and method for deepwater drilling Fixed Constructions 56 Expired
US4557332A Drilling riser locking apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US4682913A Hydraulic stab connector Fixed Constructions 43 Expired
US4720214A Mudmat design Fixed Constructions 36 Expired
US4649704A Subsea power fluid accumulator Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US4657439A Buoyant member riser tensioner method and apparatus Fixed Constructions 33 Expired
US4830541A Suction-type ocean-floor wellhead Fixed Constructions 31 Expired
US5168933A Combination hydraulic tubing hanger and chemical injection sub Fixed Constructions 29 Expired
US4769773A Vessel wave heading control apparatus Physics 29 Expired
US6263981A Deepwater drill string shut-off valve system and method for controlling mud circulation Fixed Constructions 28 Expired
USD384574S Grating clip for securing fiberglass deck elements to an offshore platform General 28 Expired
US4674915A Manipulator apparatus for gripping submerged objects Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US5159891A Adjustable boat mooring system for a flexibly-supported tension leg platform Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US5197716A Seismic cable deployment apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US4487228A Weather-resistant and self-draining thread protector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US5273376A Back-up connector release tool Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US4972907A Method of conducting well operations from a moveable floating platform Fixed Constructions 24 Expired
US4666340A Offshore platform with removable modules Fixed Constructions 23 Expired
US4690216A Formation fluid sampler Fixed Constructions 22 Expired
US4688640A Abandoning offshore well Fixed Constructions 22 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.