Mobile offshore drilling unit, a method of using such a unit and a system comprising such a unit
US10227824B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B29/007
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An offshore well-processing system includes a mobile offshore drilling unit and a remote well-processing device configured to be positioned on an offshore platform different from the mobile offshore drilling unit, the mobile offshore drilling unit defining at least one well center and comprising at least one primary drill rig including at least one drill floor and at least one hoisting system for raising and lowering tubular equipment through the at least one well center from/into a well in the seafloor. The mobile offshore drilling unit and the remote well-processing device are configured to be operationally coupled to each other; and the mobile offshore drilling unit is configured to assist in performing concurrent well-processing tasks on respective wells, including the first well processing task performed by the remote well-processing device on a first well and a second well-processing task concurrently performed by the offshore well-processing system on a second well.
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