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US 5,092,711 AGranted
Diverless installation of riser clamps onto fixed or compliant offshore platforms
AssigneeShell Oil Company
InventorCarl G. Langner
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Abstract
Riser clamps are installed onto fixed or compliant offshore platforms by a diverless technique. Each riser clamp is rigidly or hingedly attached to a heavy tapered wedge. Mating tapered receptacles are built into the platform, preferably at various levels along a corner leg. Only one lift line is utilized which may be either a drill string or wire rope, and one remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for observation, to lower and stab each riser clamp into one of the tapered receptacles on the platform.
Claims1
An apparatus for installing a riser clamp on an offshore structure comprising:
- at least one riser clamp receptacle attachable to the offshore structure;
- and
- means for lowering a clamp anchor into said clamp receptacle, said clamp anchor having an affixed hingedly attached riser clamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.