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US 12,215,472 B2Granted
Subsea assembly modularization
AssigneeEquinor Energy AS
InventorsAsle Eide, Morten Sæther, Harald Sigurd Nesse, Lorents Reinås, Kjell Einar Ellingsen, Bjørgulf Haukelidsæter Eidesen
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Abstract
A foundation for a subsea assembly is provided. The foundation includes connection points. The connection points permit other components to be connected to the foundation and permit loads to transfer from the other components into the foundation. The foundation may be a suction anchor. A method of converting an exploration well using the foundation to a production well is also provided.
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A method comprising:
- providing a subsea well assembly, the subsea well assembly comprising a foundation and a wellhead comprising a low pressure wellhead housing or a high pressure wellhead housing, the wellhead extending through the foundation, and the foundation comprising connection points;
- using the subsea well assembly as an exploration well assembly;
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- converting the exploration well assembly to a production well assembly comprising connecting at least one component to the foundation by attaching the at least one component to at least one of the connection points.
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