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Pipe system for collecting petroleum from off-shore wells located at great depths

US4078584A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 19, 1975
Grant dateMar 14, 1978
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Expiry dateSep 19, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B2001/044
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Pipe system for collecting petroleum from off-shore wells located at great depths comprises flexible pipes connecting well head to a float comprising an at least partially submerged caisson which contains air so as to maintain the flexible pipes under tension. Rigid pipes within the caisson lead from the flexible pipes to a discharge opening in a superstructure which projects above the surface of the sea.

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