Offshore drilling and a configurable support structure for the same
US11028549B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B41/08
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Without limitation, embodiments of the present invention relates to an offshore wellhead platform (100), the offshore wellhead platform (100) comprising a configurable support structure (200) for supporting upper parts of a plurality of conductors (210) through which one or more well processing tasks can be performed, wherein the configurable support structure (200) further provides a first position (150) and a second position (160) for the conductors (210), and the offshore wellhead platform (100) allows movement of an upper part of a conductor (210) between its first (150) and second position (160). In this way, efficiency when processing a plurality of wells is provided since repositioning of the well center is not needed or needed significantly less. Effectively, the wells are brought to the well center so-to-speak instead of the well center needing to be moved to each well.
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