Drilling, production, test, and oil storage caisson

Details Drilling, production, test, and oil storage caisson Drilling, production, test, and oil storage caisson

1997-09-17

1999-03-16

Neuder, William

Wells

Submerged well

Submerged, buoyant wellhead or riser

166359, 166363, E21B 712

Patent

active

058818154

ABSTRACT:
A drilling, production, test, and oil storage caisson for use in deep water offshore well operations. Separate low pressure and high pressure drilling risers are independently supported on buoyancy modules. Multiple drilling and production risers are left in the water and connected to the drilling rig and well(s) as needed to prevent the need for the raising and lowering of different risers during the various steps involved in beginning and completing wells. Surface and lower BOP stacks are utilized. Means for controlling the accelerations and velocity of the drilling riser buoyancy modules in the event of riser failure is provided. A subsea tree with dual master valves allows for production directly through a vertical production riser, flowline, to the production manifold on the caisson. A twisted tubing production riser is formed from three strings of tubing that are used for the flowline, annulus, and conduit for control lines.

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patent: 5533574 (1996-07-01), Gonzalez

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