Offshore platform jacket and method of installation
US4812080A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02B17/027
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A jacket for supporting an offshore platform or the like comprises at least one vertical column member, laterally and vertically spaced guide sleeves for piles to be driven into the sea floor and lateral bracing connecting the guide sleeves to the column member. The jacket may be installed with the piles prepositioned extending through the guide sleeves and temporarily secured thereto until the jacket and pile assembly is in position on the sea floor and ready for pile driving. The vertical column member may receive a pile which may include a well casing. A method of installation for the jacket may include drilling a well through the column member after installation of the jacket and securement to the sea floor by the piles which extend through the guide sleeves.
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