Wells – Submerged well – Connection or disconnection of submerged members remotely...
Patent
1986-08-13
1987-11-17
Leppink, James A.
Wells
Submerged well
Connection or disconnection of submerged members remotely...
166366, 175 7, 285315, 285382, 405227, E21B 33038
Patent
active
047067578
ABSTRACT:
Wellhead supported subsea template apparatus and methods of installing such template apparatus are provided. The template apparatus are each comprised of a central support member adapted to be positioned into engagement with an upper portion of an existing wellhead and to be supported thereon above the sea floor. Attached to the template are a plurality of laterally spaced guide slot members, mechanisms for removably connecting the central support member to a running tool, and mechanisms for preventing the support member from rotating on the wellhead after being positioned thereon.
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"Offshore Construction--Drillship Sets Three-Well Template", in the Mar. 1978, issue of Ocean Industry Magazine, pp. 51 and 54.
Amoco Corporation
Brown Scott H.
Dang Hoang C.
Hook Fred E.
Leppink James A.
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