Cable management on marine drilling risers
AssigneeCameron International Corporation
InventorsVikas Rakhunde, Steven Shimonek, Nicolas Arteaga, Matthew Givens, Harold Tenorio, Jon Tyler, John Zahl
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Abstract
A drilling riser cable management system includes a plurality of clamping mechanisms pre-installed on riser joints and a robotic arm. The robotic arm has a cable handling mechanism that is configured to securely install the cable on each clamping mechanism without relying on human manipulation of the cable during installation.
Claims21
A drilling riser cable management system configured to clamp an electrical cable to riser joints for use in a drilling process, the system comprising:
- a plurality of clamping mechanisms that are pre-installed to drilling riser joints prior to being run;
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- a mechanical cable handling mechanism configured to securely install the electrical cable to each of the plurality of clamping mechanisms without relying on human manipulation of the cable.
A method of clamping an electrical cable to riser joints comprising actuating a mechanical cable handling mechanism with a robotic arm, the actuation securely installing an electrical cable onto a clamping mechanism that is mounted to a drilling riser joint, while the riser joint is being suspended from a drill floor, wherein the installing of the electrical cable onto said first clamping mechanism does not rely on human manipulation of the cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.