Boring or penetrating the earth – Boring a submerged formation – Boring from nonbuoyant support
Patent
1979-06-04
1981-02-10
Leppink, James A.
Boring or penetrating the earth
Boring a submerged formation
Boring from nonbuoyant support
175 61, E21B 1502, E21B 704
Patent
active
042496195
ABSTRACT:
Marine structure adapted to be fixed to the ocean floor for drilling wellbores into the latter. A drill conductor cage is removably positioned within the marine structure at a submerged position. The cage holds one or more drill string or conductor guides in a manner that a number of directionally oriented wells can be drilled without movement of the structure. The cage is readily disengaged from its underwater working position to permit it to be raised to the water's surface and is then swung outboard of the platform's working deck. In such a position the addition and removal of drilling cnductors is facilitated without undue use of limited deck space on the platform.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4030310 (1977-06-01), Shirtzinger
patent: 4136996 (1979-01-01), Burns
Burns Robert B.
Favreau Richard E.
Kulason Robert A.
Leppink James A.
Ries Carl G.
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