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AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorPål Espen Antonsen
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A method and a device for use in the placing of a suction anchor (1) with an attached anchor chain (2) on the ocean bed. The suction anchor (1) and the anchor chain (2) are to be lowered separately to the ocean bed, and be connected at the ocean bed without any use, worth mentioning, of mechanically movable parts or closing mechanisms, the process is to take place by means of gravity and in as few operations and with as few pieces of expensive utility equipment as possible. This is done in that the suction anchor (1) and the anchor chain (2) are connected by means of a guiding element (6) with a lower locking element (7) arranged thereto, and a connecting element (3). The connecting element (3) is positioned at the lower end of the anchor chain (2) and adapted for insertion into the guiding and locking elements (6, 7). The guiding and locking elements (6, 7) are positioned on the side wall (12) of the suction anchor. The connecting takes place in that the connecting element (3) is lowered into the guiding and locking elements (6, 7) first. Then the upper end of the connecting element (3) is pulled outwards from the suction anchor (1), so that the connecting element (3) is brought into a position in which the longitudinal axis of the connecting element (3) is concentric with the longitudinal axis of the bore (9) of the locking element. The operation is completed in that the connecting element (3) is pulled outwards from the suction anchor (1) along the direction of the longitudinal axis of the bore (9) of the locking element, until the locking piece (4) of the connecting element (3) engages the locking element (7).
A method of placing a suction anchor with an attached anchor tether on the ocean bed, including lowering the suction anchor and securing the anchor by suction to the ocean bed, and thereafter connecting a lower end of the anchor tether to the suction anchor, the method comprising:
An assembly using a suction anchor with an anchor tether arranged to be placed on the ocean bed, wherein the suction anchor is lowered and secured by suction to the ocean bed, after which a lower end of the anchor tether is lowered and connected to the suction anchor, the assembly further comprising:
A method of placing a suction anchor with an attached tether on the ocean bed, including lowering the suction anchor and securing the anchor by suction to the ocean bed, and thereafter connecting a lower end of the anchor tether to the suction anchor, the method comprising:
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