CA1205740A - Marine riser tensioner - Google Patents

Marine riser tensioner

Info

Publication number
CA1205740A
CA1205740A CA000422813A CA422813A CA1205740A CA 1205740 A CA1205740 A CA 1205740A CA 000422813 A CA000422813 A CA 000422813A CA 422813 A CA422813 A CA 422813A CA 1205740 A CA1205740 A CA 1205740A
Authority
CA
Canada
Prior art keywords
fluid
vessel
pressure chamber
pipe string
hydraulic
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
CA000422813A
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Thomas L. Elliston
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Hydra Rig Inc
Original Assignee
Hydra Rig Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Hydra Rig Inc filed Critical Hydra Rig Inc
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA1205740A publication Critical patent/CA1205740A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/12—Underwater drilling
    • E21B7/128—Underwater drilling from floating support with independent underwater anchored guide base
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/002—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables specially adapted for underwater drilling
    • E21B19/004—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables specially adapted for underwater drilling supporting a riser from a drilling or production platform
    • E21B19/006—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables specially adapted for underwater drilling supporting a riser from a drilling or production platform including heave compensators
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/08—Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables; Apparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling tool; Apparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods
    • E21B19/09—Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables; Apparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling tool; Apparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods specially adapted for drilling underwater formations from a floating support using heave compensators supporting the drill string

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Force Measurement Appropriate To Specific Purposes (AREA)
  • Agricultural Chemicals And Associated Chemicals (AREA)
CA000422813A 1982-03-05 1983-03-03 Marine riser tensioner Expired CA1205740A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US35492382A 1982-03-05 1982-03-05
US354,923 1982-03-05

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CA1205740A true CA1205740A (en) 1986-06-10

Family

ID=23395470

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CA000422813A Expired CA1205740A (en) 1982-03-05 1983-03-03 Marine riser tensioner

Country Status (6)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0088608A3 (da)
JP (1) JPS58173289A (da)
CA (1) CA1205740A (da)
DK (1) DK109383A (da)
FI (1) FI830746L (da)
NO (1) NO830764L (da)

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4712620A (en) * 1985-01-31 1987-12-15 Vetco Gray Inc. Upper marine riser package
SG144822A1 (en) 2007-01-08 2008-08-28 Vetco Gray Inc Ram style tensioner with fixed conductor and floating frame
NO329804B1 (no) * 2009-02-09 2010-12-20 Fmc Kongsberg Subsea As Kobling for bruk i et stigeror, stigeror med en slik kobling og fremgangsmate for a oke operasjonsvinduet til et stigeror
US8496409B2 (en) 2011-02-11 2013-07-30 Vetco Gray Inc. Marine riser tensioner
GB2533783B (en) * 2014-12-29 2019-06-05 Cameron Tech Ltd Subsea support
US10174566B2 (en) 2016-03-02 2019-01-08 Vetco Gray, LLC Inverted pull-up riser tensioner
WO2019141322A1 (en) * 2018-01-17 2019-07-25 Maersk Drilling A/S Offshore drilling rig assembly and method
CN113833418B (zh) * 2021-10-28 2024-12-31 上海外高桥造船海洋工程项目管理有限公司 浮式钻井平台井下工具绞车波浪补偿装置

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3643751A (en) * 1969-12-15 1972-02-22 Charles D Crickmer Hydrostatic riser pipe tensioner
US3739844A (en) * 1971-04-28 1973-06-19 Shell Oil Co Apparatus for carrying out underwater wellhead operations
US4004532A (en) * 1975-05-05 1977-01-25 Western Gear Corporation Riser tension system for floating platform
US4200054A (en) * 1976-12-10 1980-04-29 Elliston Thomas L Stabilized hoist rig for deep ocean mining vessel
US4359095A (en) * 1980-08-04 1982-11-16 Conoco Inc. Well support system
US4367981A (en) * 1981-06-29 1983-01-11 Combustion Engineering, Inc. Fluid pressure-tensioned slip joint for drilling riser

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
FI830746A7 (fi) 1983-09-06
FI830746L (fi) 1983-09-06
DK109383D0 (da) 1983-03-04
EP0088608A2 (en) 1983-09-14
NO830764L (no) 1983-09-06
DK109383A (da) 1983-09-06
EP0088608A3 (en) 1984-07-11
FI830746A0 (fi) 1983-03-04
JPS58173289A (ja) 1983-10-12

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US4367981A (en) Fluid pressure-tensioned slip joint for drilling riser
EP0408685B1 (en) A method and a device for movement-compensation in riser pipes
US5846028A (en) Controlled pressure multi-cylinder riser tensioner and method
EP0147176B1 (en) Motion compensators
EP0802302B1 (en) Riser that is to be detached near the water surface
US4272059A (en) Riser tensioner system
US7329070B1 (en) Ram-type tensioner assembly with accumulators
US4363567A (en) Multiple bore marine riser with flexible reinforcement
US4473323A (en) Buoyant arm for maintaining tension on a drilling riser
US9562403B2 (en) Riser tensioner conductor for dry-tree semisubmersible
AU2003283873B2 (en) Two-part telescopic tensioner for risers at a floating installation for oil and gas production
CA1205740A (en) Marine riser tensioner
US4630681A (en) Multi-well hydrocarbon development system
CA1192752A (en) Well support system
US7163062B2 (en) Riser
US20040146363A1 (en) Riser tensioning arrangement
WO2001077483A1 (en) Tensioning and heave compensating arrangement at a riser
MacPhaiden et al. Riser Tensioners for a TLP Application
MXPA06003944A (en) Inline compensator for a floating drilling rig
JPS6383391A (ja) 多井式炭化水素開発装置及び方法

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MKEX Expiry