Jackup Deployed Riser Protection Structure
AssigneesOffshore Technology Development Pte Ltd, Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre Pte Ltd
InventorsMichael John PERRY, James Benton DAVIS, Kok Seng FOO, Cynthia WANG
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Abstract
A jackup deployed riser protection structure comprises a plurality of coupler receivers disposed onto a jackup hull, a tubular sleeve, wherein the tubular sleeve is a hollow structure that allows a riser to pass through, a support structure coupled with the tubular sleeve to provide support for the tubular sleeve, and a plurality of couplers coupled with the support structure, wherein each of the plurality of couplers is coupled with one of the plurality of coupler receivers, so that the jackup deployed riser protection structure is supported by the jackup hull in order to provide protection to the riser.
Claims14
A jackup deployed riser protection structure comprising:
- a plurality of coupler receivers disposed onto a jackup hull;
- a tubular sleeve, wherein the tubular sleeve is a hollow structure that allows a riser to pass through;
- a support structure coupled with the tubular sleeve to provide support for the tubular sleeve;
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- a plurality of couplers coupled with the support structure, wherein each of the plurality of couplers is coupled with one of the plurality of coupler receivers, so that the jackup deployed riser protection structure is supported by the jackup hull in order to provide protection to the riser.
A jackup drilling platform comprising:
- a jackup hull;
- a plurality of legs slidably passing through the jackup hull for providing support to the jackup hull;
- a riser for being used during drilling operation;
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- a jackup deployed riser protection structure comprising:
- a plurality of coupler receivers disposed onto a jackup hull;
- a tubular sleeve, wherein the tubular sleeve is a hollow structure that allows the riser to pass through;
- a support structure coupled with the tubular sleeve to provide support for the tubular sleeve;
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- a plurality of couplers coupled with the support structure, wherein each of the plurality of couplers is coupled with one of the plurality of coupler receivers, so that the jackup deployed riser protection structure is supported by the jackup hull in order to provide protection to the riser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.