Multi-deployable subsea stack system
US8365830B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B33/064
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Methods for deploying a subsea blowout preventer stack system comprising a lower marine riser package, a blowout preventer stack with a first ram blowout preventer, and an additional blowout preventer package releasably coupled to the blowout preventer stack and comprising a second ram blowout preventer. The subsea blowout preventer stack assembly can be deployed by coupling a drilling riser to the lower marine riser package that is releasably connected to the blowout preventer stack. The lower marine riser package and blowout preventer stack are then toward a subsea wellhead and then landed on the additional blowout preventer package that is coupled to the subsea wellhead.
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