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US 12,655,706 B2Granted
Wellbore installation apparatus and method of lower an apparatus to seabed
AssigneeOnesubsea, LLC
InventorMartin Pedersen
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AssigneeOnesubsea, LLC
InventorMartin Pedersen
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An apparatus (33) for installing a wellbore beneath a body of water comprising a support structure (10, 72), a tubular (22) mounted on the support structure (10, 72), the tubular (22) having a first end (22a), a second end (22b) and an interior passage (24) which extends from the first end (22a) to the second end (22b), a tubular extension (34a-34f) releasably mounted on the support structure (72), the tubular extension (34a-34f) having a first end, a second end and an interior passage which extends from the first end to the second end, and a flexible assembly line (36) which extends from the interior passage of the tubular extension (34a-34f) to the second end thereof, into the tubular (22) at the first end (22a) thereof, and along the interior passage (24) of the tubular (22) to the second end (22b) thereof.
An apparatus for installing a wellbore beneath a body of water comprising a support structure, a tubular mounted on the support structure, the tubular having a first end, a second end, and an interior passage which extends from the first end to the second end, a tubular extension releasably mounted on the support structure, the tubular extension having a first end, a second end, and an interior passage which extends from the first end to the second end, and a flexible assembly line which extends from the interior passage of the tubular extension to the second end thereof, into the tubular at the first end thereof, and along the interior passage of the tubular to the second end thereof, wherein the assembly line is secured to the first end of the tubular extension and extends along the interior passage to the second end thereof.
A method of installing a wellbore on the seabed using an apparatus according to the first aspect of the invention, the method comprising the steps of:
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