Subsea wellhead foundation
AssigneeOnesubsea, LLC
InventorsBrynjulf Spalder, Rolf Barfod Schueller
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Abstract
A subsea foundation for installation on a sea floor. The subsea foundation includes a receptacle which receives a wellhead housing, and a conductor pipe which is arranged to extend from the receptacle and which receives a well pipe therethrough. The conductor pipe has a first section and a second section. The first section of the conductor pipe has a first end and a second end. The first section is connected to the receptacle at the first end and is pivotably connected to the second section at the second end so that the conductor pipe has a compact configuration, in which the conductor pipe comprises a bend therein, and an extended configuration, in which the conductor pipe is substantially straight.
Claims8
A subsea foundation for installation on a sea floor, the subsea foundation comprising:
- a receptacle which is configured to receive a wellhead housing;
- and
- a conductor pipe which is arranged to extend from the receptacle and which is configured to receive a well pipe therethrough, the conductor pipe comprising,
- a first section comprising a first end and a second end,
- a second section, and
- a hinge joint arranged between the first section and the second section of the conductor pipe, the hinge joint being configured to enable a pivotal connection therebetween,
- wherein,
- the first section is connected to the receptacle at the first end and is pivotably connected to the second section at the second end via the hinge joint so that the conductor pipe is configurable between a compact configuration, in which the conductor pipe comprises a bend therein, and an extended configuration, in which the conductor pipe is substantially straight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.