Faired truss spar

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1997-11-14

2008-12-23

Bagnell, David (Department: 3673)

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Marine structure or fabrication thereof

With anchoring of structure to marine floor

C405S195100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07467913

ABSTRACT:
A spar structure is disclosed for offshore hydrocarbon recovery operations having a vertically oriented elongated floating hull with a buoyant upper section, a ballasted lower section, and a truss member separating the floating hull from the lower ballasted section. A anchoring system connects the hull to the ocean floor and a vertically oriented fairing shaped profile section is presented on the hull.

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