Offshore support structure apparatus
AssigneeCBS Engineering, Inc.
InventorSamuel C. Carruba
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Abstract
Apparatus for supporting a vertical member in an offshore environment, utilize support members which are secured to the vertical member by a doubler plate which is guided into an abutting relationship with the vertical member.
Claims14
A support structure for use with a well located in a body of water, the well having an upstanding conductor pipe having upper and lower ends, extending from the ground below the body of water to above the surface of the water, comprising:
- two tubular legs, each leg having upper and lower ends and adapted to extend from the ground to at least the surface of the water;
- a pile skirt disposed on each of the two legs, at the lower end of each of the two legs;
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- means for connecting the upper ends of each of the two legs to the conductor pipe, the two legs being radially spaced from one another, the connection means including a doubler plate fixedly secured to the upper end of each of the tubular legs, and means for guiding each doubler plate into an abutting and sliding relationship with the conductor pipe, the guiding means being adapted to be fixedly secured to the upper end of the conductor pipe at least at the surface of the water or higher, whereby the two legs and connection means can be secured at their upper ends to the conductor pipe and the lower ends of the legs can be moved downwardly into contact with the ground.
A support structure for use with a well located in a body of water, an upstanding conductor pipe having upper and lower ends, adapted to extend from the ground below the body of water to above the surface of the water, comprising:
- two tubular legs, each leg having upper and lower ends and adapted to extend from the ground to at least the surface of the water;
- a pile skirt disposed on each of the two legs, at the lower end of each of the two legs;
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- means for connecting the upper ends of each of the two legs to the conductor pipe, the two legs being radially spaced from one another, the connection means including a doubler plate fixedly secured to the upper end of each of the tubular legs, and means for guiding each doubler plate into an abutting and sliding relationship with the conductor pipe, the guiding means being fixedly secured to the upper end of the conductor pipe at least at the surface of the water or higher, whereby the two legs and connection means can be secured at their upper ends to the conductor pipe and the lower ends of the legs can be moved downwardly into contact with the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.