Arctic Rapid Disconnect and Reconnect Floating Driller

A system, including: a floating drilling unit; a buoyancy hull plug releasably connected to the floating drilling unit; mooring lines with first ends secured to a seafloor and second ends secured to the buoyancy hull plug; and a riser that is collapsible through a water column, wherein the buoyancy...

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Main Authors YOUNAN ADEL H, MATSKEVITCH DMITRI G, FENZ DANIEL M, KOKKINIS THEODORE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.04.2015
Subjects
EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RELATED EQUIPMENT
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A system, including: a floating drilling unit; a buoyancy hull plug releasably connected to the floating drilling unit; mooring lines with first ends secured to a seafloor and second ends secured to the buoyancy hull plug; and a riser that is collapsible through a water column, wherein the buoyancy hull plug supports the riser and the mooring lines while disconnected from the floating drilling unit.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414486966