Capture and storage installation for hydrocarbons escaping an underwater well
US8727663B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/0122
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An installation is provided. The installation includes a plurality of tanks, each tank including a filling opening and being adapted to be arranged on the sea bottom around the well and a device for capturing and distributing hydrocarbons escaping the well. The device includes a bell, a positioner for positioning the bell above the well and a connector for selectively connecting an apex of the bell to the filling opening of any one of the tanks in a fluid manner so as to transfer the fluid into that opening. The invention is applicable to uncontrolled eruptions of offshore oil wells.
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