Apparatus for connecting submarine pipelines to offshore structures
US3982776A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 1974 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S285/92
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
For connecting an offshore structure to a submarine pipeline, a vertically-extending pipeline is built as an integral part of the structure and is provided with a receiver fitting at its lower end which is adapted to mate with a connector fitting provided on the end of the submarine pipeline. By means of special tools, all manipulatable from the surface, mating, locking, and sealing of the two fittings are accomplished, followed by pressure testing of the coupling between such fittings.
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