Boring or penetrating the earth – Boring a submerged formation
Patent
1978-10-13
1980-10-28
Purser, Ernest R.
Boring or penetrating the earth
Boring a submerged formation
175 85, 166362, E21B 712
Patent
active
042301904
ABSTRACT:
A system for testing and installing a blow out preventer on a floating vessel and offshore drilling rigs, although the system may be used on other rotary drilling rigs, is disclosed. Retractable rotary table supporting beams are disposed over the moon pool and the rotary table is releasably connected to them. Retractable sub-structure beams are provided below the rotary table so that means provided to move the assembled blow out preventer can move it through an opening in the derrick and over the moon pool when the rotary beams are retracted. Retractable moon pool skid beams are provided which support the blow out preventer when skidded through the moon pool opening in the sub-structure.
In one aspect of the invention, the means connecting the rotary table to its support beams are self-aligning to that once the rotary table is aligned it can be removed and replaced without any further alignment. Also, support shoulders are provided on the main blow out preventer and lower riser section thereof which engage and are supported by the moon pool beams, so that the rotary support beams, rotary table and sub-structure support beams can be replaced and the blow out preventer hooked up to the riser, drill string or casing, the moon pool beams retracted and the blow out preventer lowered in the moon pool to the sea floor.
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Guinn David C.
Haggard Archie K.
Thomas John P.
Favreau Richard E.
Purser Ernest R.
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