Hydraulic and earth engineering – Pressurized caisson
Patent
1990-06-26
1992-03-24
Novosad, Stephen J.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Pressurized caisson
166356, 175 9, 405193, 405206, 405207, B64C 1140, E21B 7124, E21B 7132, E21B 4301
Patent
active
050982192
ABSTRACT:
A mobile submersible caisson is employed to drill for and recover petroleum products from subsea wells and to deliver the products to shore or to vessels at the well site. The well drilling technique applies to water depths beyond 300 ft. and in areas where severe winds, waves, spray and frigid atmosphere can cause long downtime or make it impossible to maintain the positions of surface platforms for extended periods of time. Caissons containing drilling, completion, workever, separation, pumping and compressing equipment are towed to sea in the caisson in the horizontal position. At the work site the caisson is erected, connects an attached wire cable to a platform placed on the sea bottom, and is submerged and winched down. The caisson mates and becomes sealed with the platform, providing a one atmosphere working space for the drilling crew. Water between the caisson and the platform is pumped out so this area can also be used as a work area. Drilling control crews are rotated between the sea surface and the caisson at designated intervals while the caisson remains in place. When the caisson completes the drilling operation it is disconnected and ballasted such that it departs the platform and surfaces to be restocked from a ship or towed back to a pier for restocking. Other caissons, having other work functions, can then move to the undersea platform site to carry on other programmed activities.
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Bohannan William L.
Davidson Frank P.
Harrington James V.
Bohannan William L.
Davidson Frank P.
Harrington James V.
Novosad Stephen J.
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