Extended reach tie-back system
US6536528B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/017
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for producing hydrocarbons from a subsea well comprises an unmanned floating platform positioned over the well, the platform including equipment for inserting coiled tubing or wireline tools or the like into the well for servicing, controlling, or conducting other operations in or to the well, a vertical access riser connecting the platform to the well, a control umbilical connecting the platform to the well, a host facility adapted to receive the produced hydrocarbons, and aproduction pipeline connecting the well to the host facility, the production pipeline including at least one access port between the well and the host facility.
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