Apparatus for transferring fluid between subsea floor and the surface
US4906137A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 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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