Underwater installation apparatus
US7241077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66C13/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A running tool for deployment from a base such as a vessel for installing a component at an underwater facility such as a hydrocarbon extraction well includes a carriage which is lowered from the base. The carriage releasably retains the component. A compensator is located between the carriage and the base for compensating for relative motion between the underwater facility and the base.
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