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US 2014/0193207 A1Published application
Honeycomb Buoyant Island Structures
OwnerDavid Riggs, Denis Riordan +1inventors
InventorsDavid Riggs, Denis Riordan, Michael Hey
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Abstract
Multi-cylinder buoyant island structures, such as may be used for staging and storage related to offshore oil and gas production activities, and methods of use and manufacture.
Claims24
An offshore buoyant structure comprising:
- an inner cylinder having a radius;
- a plurality of outer cylinders coupled around the inner cylinder such that each outer cylinder is not separated from immediately adjacent ones of the outer cylinders by a distance greater than the radius of the inner cylinder;
- where the support structure is configured to be disposed in a body of water with the inner cylinder and outer cylinders substantially vertical.
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A method of constructing an offshore support structure, the method comprising:
- coupling a plurality of outer cylinders around an inner cylinder having a radius such that each outer cylinder is not separated from immediately adjacent ones of the outer cylinders by a distance greater than the radius of the inner cylinder;
- where the coupled inner cylinder and outer cylinders are configured to be disposed substantially vertically in a body of water to support a platform for production of hydrocarbons.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.