SYSTEM AND METHOD RAPID DISCONNECTION OF THE DRILLING RISER OF A FLOATING DRILLING PLATFORM

A system and method for rapidly disconnecting a drilling riser from a floating drilling platform is provided. In one embodiment, the floating drilling platform has a mooring buoy connected to a seabed. The method comprises disconnecting the drilling riser from a subsea component engaged to the seabe...

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Main Authors KOKKINIS, THEODORE, FENZ, DANIEL, DING, ZHONG
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 26.06.2014
Subjects
BLASTING
EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS
EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
HEATING
JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES
LIGHTING
MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PIPES
RELATED EQUIPMENT
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
WEAPONS
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Summary:A system and method for rapidly disconnecting a drilling riser from a floating drilling platform is provided. In one embodiment, the floating drilling platform has a mooring buoy connected to a seabed. The method comprises disconnecting the drilling riser from a subsea component engaged to the seabed, attaching the mooring buoy to the drilling riser, and releasing the mooring buoy and the attached drilling riser from the drilling platform.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20132893129