GB2579985B - Offshore wellhead platform - Google Patents

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Publication number: GB2579985B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: wellhead platform; offshore wellhead; offshore; platform; wellhead
Prior art date: 2017-09-15
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 - Fee Related

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GB2003847.7A

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GB2579985A (en

GB202003847D0 (en

Inventor

Kirkebø Kolbjørn

Aaser Knut-Ivar

Samuelsberg Arild

Gotaas Johnsen Cecilie

Bjørkhaug Magne

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Equinor Energy AS

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Equinor Energy AS

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2017-09-15

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2018-09-13

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2022-02-23

2018-09-13 Application filed by Equinor Energy AS filed Critical Equinor Energy AS

2020-04-29 Publication of GB202003847D0 publication Critical patent/GB202003847D0/en

2020-07-08 Publication of GB2579985A publication Critical patent/GB2579985A/en

2022-02-23 Application granted granted Critical

2022-02-23 Publication of GB2579985B publication Critical patent/GB2579985B/en

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

2038-09-13 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
- B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
- 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
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/01—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells specially adapted for obtaining from underwater installations
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
- B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
- B63B35/4413—Floating drilling platforms, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
- E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
- E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
- E02B17/0017—Means for protecting offshore constructions
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
- B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
- B63B2035/448—Floating hydrocarbon production vessels, e.g. Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels [FPSO]
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
- E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
- E02B2017/0056—Platforms with supporting legs

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GB2003847.7A 2017-09-15 2018-09-13 Offshore wellhead platform Expired - Fee Related GB2579985B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB1714897.4A GB2566502B (en)	2017-09-15	2017-09-15	Offshore wellhead platform
PCT/NO2018/050229 WO2019054882A1 (en)	2017-09-15	2018-09-13	Offshore wellhead platform

Publications (3)

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GB202003847D0 GB202003847D0 (en)	2020-04-29
GB2579985A GB2579985A (en)	2020-07-08
GB2579985B true GB2579985B (en)	2022-02-23

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GB1714897.4A Expired - Fee Related GB2566502B (en)	2017-09-15	2017-09-15	Offshore wellhead platform
GB2003847.7A Expired - Fee Related GB2579985B (en)	2017-09-15	2018-09-13	Offshore wellhead platform

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GB1714897.4A Expired - Fee Related GB2566502B (en)	2017-09-15	2017-09-15	Offshore wellhead platform

Country Status (7)

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US (1)	US20200277028A1 (en)
AU (1)	AU2018332583A1 (en)
BR (1)	BR112020005099A2 (en)
CA (1)	CA3075906A1 (en)
GB (2)	GB2566502B (en)
NO (1)	NO20200399A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2019054882A1 (en)

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2017
- 2017-09-15 GB GB1714897.4A patent/GB2566502B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
2018
- 2018-09-13 US US16/645,594 patent/US20200277028A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2018-09-13 AU AU2018332583A patent/AU2018332583A1/en active Pending
- 2018-09-13 WO PCT/NO2018/050229 patent/WO2019054882A1/en active Application Filing
- 2018-09-13 GB GB2003847.7A patent/GB2579985B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2018-09-13 CA CA3075906A patent/CA3075906A1/en active Pending
- 2018-09-13 BR BR112020005099-7A patent/BR112020005099A2/en not_active IP Right Cessation
2020
- 2020-04-01 NO NO20200399A patent/NO20200399A1/en unknown

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WO2000056982A1 (en) *	1999-03-19	2000-09-28	Granherne International Limited	Unmanned offshore platform and method of performing maintenance work thereon
WO2001074473A1 (en) *	2000-04-05	2001-10-11	Ingen Process Limited	Method and apparatus for processing fluids produced from an offshore wellbore
US20030188873A1 (en) *	2002-04-08	2003-10-09	Anderson Clay F.	Subsea well production facility
WO2015104173A2 (en) *	2014-01-07	2015-07-16	Maersk Olie Og Gas A/S	Electrical wellhead shutdown system
WO2017048132A1 (en) *	2015-09-15	2017-03-23	Statoil Petroleum As	Method and system for processing a fluid produced from a well
WO2018052317A1 (en) *	2016-09-15	2018-03-22	Statoil Petroleum As	Handling of hydrocarbons and equipment on an offshore platform

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UNMANNED WELLHEAD PLATFORMS -UWHP SUMMARY REPORT (RAMBOLL) MARCH 2016 *

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Publication number	Publication date
GB201714897D0 (en)	2017-11-01
GB2566502B (en)	2021-06-09
AU2018332583A1 (en)	2020-04-02
CA3075906A1 (en)	2019-03-21
US20200277028A1 (en)	2020-09-03
WO2019054882A1 (en)	2019-03-21
GB2579985A (en)	2020-07-08
NO20200399A1 (en)	2020-04-01
GB2566502A (en)	2019-03-20
BR112020005099A2 (en)	2020-09-15
GB202003847D0 (en)	2020-04-29

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2024-05-29	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date: 20230913