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GB988245A - Method and apparatus for connecting guide lines to a submerged structure - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for connecting guide lines to a submerged structure

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Publication number
GB988245A
GB988245A GB25854/61A GB2585461A GB988245A GB 988245 A GB988245 A GB 988245A GB 25854/61 A GB25854/61 A GB 25854/61A GB 2585461 A GB2585461 A GB 2585461A GB 988245 A GB988245 A GB 988245A
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Prior art keywords
frame
base
cables
tubing
line
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GB25854/61A
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Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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Classifications

    • 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
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/10—Guide posts, e.g. releasable; Attaching guide lines to underwater guide bases
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S285/00—Pipe joints or couplings
    • Y10S285/92—Remotely controlled

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  • 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)
  • Laying Of Electric Cables Or Lines Outside (AREA)

Abstract

988,245. Wells. SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ N.V. July 17, 1961 [July 18, 1960], No. 25854/61. Heading E1F. Apparatus for remotely connecting cables to the base of an underwater wellhead from a vessel, or from a platform supported on legs, comprises a guide element extending between the base and the vessel, or platform, a frame slidable along the element, means at the lower ends of the cables releasably connected to the frame, and lock-down elements on the base for locking the means at the lower ends of the cables thereto. The base 17 has a remotely controlled wellhead 18 to which is attached a buoy line 37 serving as a guide for lowering tubing 41. In its inoperative position the line and its buoy 38 are stored in a container 40. The tubing is guided by arms 44, 45 engaging the line and is adapted to be connected to the wellhead by a latch 42, a carriage 47 carrying lights and a television camera being provided to facilitate alignment of the latch and wellhead. The frame 54 supported by the cables 63, 64 is lowered down the tubing and is guided by the line, the tubing and frame being provided with interengaging parts ensuring the alignment of posts 61, 62 on the frame with split tubes 22, 23 on the base. The cables are fixed against upward movement in the posts by latches 65, and when the posts rest within the tubes stop mechanisms 71 are operated to permit the latches to fall and engage stops 75 in the tubes to connect the cables to the base before the frame is withdrawn. The buoy line or the tubing may be dispensed with when lowering the frame. The tubes on the base may be replaced by posts having shaped upper ends for engagement by the latches. Specification 988,246 is referred to.
GB25854/61A 1960-07-18 1961-07-17 Method and apparatus for connecting guide lines to a submerged structure Expired GB988245A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US43577A US3050140A (en) 1960-07-18 1960-07-18 Method and apparatus for installing guide lines at underwater wellheads

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GB988245A true GB988245A (en) 1965-04-07

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