Method of installing a template on the seafloor
US4797035A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B41/08
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of placing a template on the seafloor beneath a floating vessel. The method comprises suspending the template beneath at least one sling-mounted pendant buoy and using a tow cable and restraint cable to position the template in a position generally centered beneath the vessel. An extendable support, such as a drill string, may be connected to a previously attached descent sling, control lines and buoy slings detached, additional ballast added as needed, and the template lowered to the seafloor.
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