Facility having fanned seabed-to-surface connections
US8647019B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B17/015
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An installation of bottom-to-surface connections having a plurality of bottom-to-surface connections arranged in a fan from a common floating support. The installation having a first number k of first bottom-to-surface connections, with each first number of connections having a first riser connected to a first undersea pipe tensioned in substantially vertical manner by a first float, and a diving first flexible connection pipe connecting the floating support and first riser. The installation further having a second number m of second bottom-to-surface connection, with each second number of connections having a second rigid pipe connected to a second undersea pipe and tensioned by a second buoyancy element, and a second flexible connection pipe providing the connection between the floating support and the second rigid pipe.
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