GB1242769A - Improvements in or relating to offshore drilling apparatus - Google Patents
Improvements in or relating to offshore drilling apparatusInfo
- Publication number
- GB1242769A GB1242769A GB25714/69A GB2571469A GB1242769A GB 1242769 A GB1242769 A GB 1242769A GB 25714/69 A GB25714/69 A GB 25714/69A GB 2571469 A GB2571469 A GB 2571469A GB 1242769 A GB1242769 A GB 1242769A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- pipe
- rollers
- elevators
- relating
- aperture
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
- 238000005553 drilling Methods 0.000 title abstract 4
- 239000004020 conductor Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000011435 rock Substances 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
- E21B7/12—Underwater drilling
- E21B7/128—Underwater drilling from floating support with independent underwater anchored guide base
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
- E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
- E21B33/03—Well heads; Setting-up thereof
- E21B33/035—Well heads; Setting-up thereof specially adapted for underwater installations
Landscapes
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Geology (AREA)
- Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
- Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
- General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
- Earth Drilling (AREA)
Abstract
1,242,769. Boring earth and rock. ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO. 20 May, 1969 [21 May, 1968], No. 25714/69. Heading E1F. The upper end 12 of a pipe 13 (a conductor casing) is held steady in an aperture in a floor 14 of a drilling structure 10 by fluid actuated rams 22, 24, 26, provided with rollers such as 24a engaging the pipe. The pipe is supported by elevators 20 and prevented from lateral movement by the rollers while a further pipe section 30 is connected. After the connection is formed, the elevators are removed and the pipe section lowered through the aperture under control of the rollers. A further roller may be provided in a fixed frame 56 selectably mountable in a brace 54. The drilling structure may be a semi-submersible platform or a floatable drilling vessel.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US73083268A | 1968-05-21 | 1968-05-21 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB1242769A true GB1242769A (en) | 1971-08-11 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB25714/69A Expired GB1242769A (en) | 1968-05-21 | 1969-05-20 | Improvements in or relating to offshore drilling apparatus |
Country Status (2)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US3528497A (en) |
GB (1) | GB1242769A (en) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2327101A (en) * | 1997-07-08 | 1999-01-13 | Vetco Gray Inc Abb | Drilling riser centralizer |
Families Citing this family (25)
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US3638338A (en) * | 1969-11-04 | 1972-02-01 | Arthur J Nelson | Apparatus and method for deep sea dredging |
US3835939A (en) * | 1972-09-18 | 1974-09-17 | Atlantic Richfield Co | Well drilling |
US3884298A (en) * | 1973-06-21 | 1975-05-20 | Regan Offshore Int | Apparatus and method for preventing wear on subsea wellhead assembly or the like |
FR2276452A1 (en) * | 1974-06-26 | 1976-01-23 | Erap | GUIDING DEVICE FOR A ROD TRAIN IN SUBMARINE DRILLING |
GB1489254A (en) * | 1974-12-19 | 1977-10-19 | Danbury Drilling Ltd | Offshore platforms |
US4136633A (en) * | 1977-06-06 | 1979-01-30 | Exxon Production Research Company | Device for restraining lateral movement of subsea equipment |
US4227831A (en) * | 1978-04-04 | 1980-10-14 | Raymond International Builders, Inc. | Self-contained offshore platform |
US4198179A (en) * | 1978-08-11 | 1980-04-15 | The Offshore Company | Production riser |
US4505614A (en) * | 1982-10-15 | 1985-03-19 | Armco Inc. | Cam arm centralizer |
US6585455B1 (en) | 1992-08-18 | 2003-07-01 | Shell Oil Company | Rocker arm marine tensioning system |
US5479990A (en) * | 1992-09-28 | 1996-01-02 | Shell Oil Company | Rising centralizing spider |
US5667013A (en) * | 1995-12-13 | 1997-09-16 | Bain; Billy Ray | Method and apparatus for supporting casing string from mobile offshore platform |
US6688814B2 (en) * | 2001-09-14 | 2004-02-10 | Union Oil Company Of California | Adjustable rigid riser connector |
FR2832453B1 (en) * | 2001-11-16 | 2004-04-30 | Inst Francais Du Petrole | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIMITING VORTEX-INDUCED VIBRATIONS ON AN OFFSHORE OILFIELD EXPLOITATION RISER |
US6644409B1 (en) * | 2002-05-03 | 2003-11-11 | Moss Maritime As | Riser guide system |
US7150324B2 (en) * | 2002-10-04 | 2006-12-19 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Method and apparatus for riserless drilling |
US20040099421A1 (en) * | 2002-11-27 | 2004-05-27 | Expro Americas, Inc. | Motion compensation system for watercraft connected to subsea conduit |
ITMI20080603A1 (en) * | 2008-04-07 | 2009-10-08 | Eni Spa | METHOD OF COMBINED PILOTING OF REMOTE SUBMARINE VEHICLES, A DEVICE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAME AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME. |
US8573308B2 (en) * | 2008-09-09 | 2013-11-05 | Bp Corporation North America Inc. | Riser centralizer system (RCS) |
GB2497689A (en) * | 2010-09-09 | 2013-06-19 | Aker Mh As | A seafastening apparatus for a tensioner assembly |
US9109404B2 (en) * | 2011-10-17 | 2015-08-18 | Cameron International Corporation | Riser string hang-off assembly |
US9010437B2 (en) * | 2012-05-25 | 2015-04-21 | The Technologies Alliance, Inc. | Self-adjusting riser centralizer |
CN103527146A (en) * | 2013-10-09 | 2014-01-22 | 中国海洋石油总公司 | Screw pump liquid draining well mouth operating platform used on floating type drilling platform |
GB201421718D0 (en) * | 2014-12-05 | 2015-01-21 | Saipem Spa | Underwater engagement of tubular members |
US10337265B1 (en) * | 2018-08-24 | 2019-07-02 | Deep Well Services | Well pipe guide spool |
Family Cites Families (5)
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US3177954A (en) * | 1956-09-17 | 1965-04-13 | William W Rand | Subaqueous drilling apparatus |
GB898390A (en) * | 1959-06-02 | 1962-06-06 | Dowty Rotol Ltd | Racking mechanism for earth boring equipment |
US3142343A (en) * | 1960-12-14 | 1964-07-28 | Shell Oil Co | Method and apparatus for drilling underwater wells |
US3334606A (en) * | 1963-12-24 | 1967-08-08 | Newport News S & D Co | Ship and handling means for underwater mining equipment |
US3313358A (en) * | 1964-04-01 | 1967-04-11 | Chevron Res | Conductor casing for offshore drilling and well completion |
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1968
- 1968-05-21 US US730832A patent/US3528497A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1969
- 1969-05-20 GB GB25714/69A patent/GB1242769A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB2327101A (en) * | 1997-07-08 | 1999-01-13 | Vetco Gray Inc Abb | Drilling riser centralizer |
US5950737A (en) * | 1997-07-08 | 1999-09-14 | Abb Vetco Gray Inc. | Drilling riser centralizer |
GB2327101B (en) * | 1997-07-08 | 2001-08-01 | Vetco Gray Inc Abb | Drilling riser centraliser |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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US3528497A (en) | 1970-09-15 |
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