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Apparatus for transferring fluid between subsea floor and the surface

US4906137A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 1989
Grant dateMar 6, 1990
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L1/15
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A lower portion of a subsea oil delivery hose is held taut between bouyant devices installed on the hose and a stationary point on the subsea floor. A portion of the lower part of the hose, connected to the stationary point, has a curved portion that is concave in the direction of a wellhead to which the hose is connected.

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