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WO2012149094A3 - Apparatus and methods for establishing and/or maintaining controlled flow of hydrocarbons during subsea operations - Google Patents

Apparatus and methods for establishing and/or maintaining controlled flow of hydrocarbons during subsea operations Download PDF

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WO2012149094A3
WO2012149094A3 PCT/US2012/035100 US2012035100W WO2012149094A3 WO 2012149094 A3 WO2012149094 A3 WO 2012149094A3 US 2012035100 W US2012035100 W US 2012035100W WO 2012149094 A3 WO2012149094 A3 WO 2012149094A3
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flow passage
skirt
stabbing member
establishing
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Pierre Albert BEYNET
Kevin James DEVERS
Douglas Paul BLALOCK
Trent James FLEECE
Jason Edward WALIGURA
Kinton Lawler
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Bp Corporation North America Inc.
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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
    • 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
    • E21B43/0122—Collecting oil or the like from a submerged leakage
    • 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
    • E21B33/06—Blow-out preventers, i.e. apparatus closing around a drill pipe, e.g. annular blow-out preventers
    • E21B33/064—Blow-out preventers, i.e. apparatus closing around a drill pipe, e.g. annular blow-out preventers specially adapted for underwater well heads

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
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  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)

Abstract

A device (200, 200', 300, 400) for capturing hydrocarbons discharged from a subsea flow passage comprises an elongate tubular structure having a central axis (205), a first end (200a), and a second end (200b) opposite the first end. The second end is open and in fluid communication with the first end. The tubular structure includes a rigid stabbing member (210) extending axially from the second end and configured to be inserted into the flow passage. In addition, the device comprises an annular flexible skirt (211) disposed about the stabbing member. The skirt is secured to the stabbing member and extends radially outward from the stabbing member. The skirt is con¬ figured to flex from an unflcxcd position to a flexed position upon insertion of the stabbing member into the flow passage. The skirt is biased to the unflexed position and has an outer diameter in the unflexed position that is greater than the inner diameter of the flow passage.
PCT/US2012/035100 2011-04-27 2012-04-26 Apparatus and methods for establishing and/or maintaining controlled flow of hydrocarbons during subsea operations WO2012149094A2 (en)

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