Deployment of high-pressure iron from marine vessel to offshore rig
US9745027B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B27/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for the deployment of a conduit system to convey fluids from a marine vessel to an offshore rig are provided. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a conduit connected to a marine vessel, the conduit comprising: a plurality of sections of tubing; a plurality of flexible joints connecting the sections of tubing; and a buoyancy device at least partially surrounding at least one of the sections of tubing and having a density less than the density of seawater.
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