ES331699A1 - An apparatus for joining a flowline to an installation submerged in a body of water - Google Patents

An apparatus for joining a flowline to an installation submerged in a body of water

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Publication number
ES331699A1
ES331699A1 ES331699A ES331699A ES331699A1 ES 331699 A1 ES331699 A1 ES 331699A1 ES 331699 A ES331699 A ES 331699A ES 331699 A ES331699 A ES 331699A ES 331699 A1 ES331699 A1 ES 331699A1
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Spain
Prior art keywords
flowline
tool
head
tube
string
Prior art date
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Expired
Application number
ES331699A
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Spanish (es)
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SHELL INT RESEARCH
Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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SHELL INT RESEARCH
Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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Priority claimed from US491572A external-priority patent/US3356136A/en
Priority claimed from US491764A external-priority patent/US3361199A/en
Priority claimed from US491573A external-priority patent/US3378066A/en
Application filed by SHELL INT RESEARCH, Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV filed Critical SHELL INT RESEARCH
Publication of ES331699A1 publication Critical patent/ES331699A1/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/01Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells specially adapted for obtaining from underwater installations
    • E21B43/013Connecting a production flow line to an underwater well head
    • E21B43/0135Connecting a production flow line to an underwater well head using a pulling cable
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16LPIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L37/00Couplings of the quick-acting type
    • F16L37/002Couplings of the quick-acting type which can be controlled at a distance

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Underground Structures, Protecting, Testing And Restoring Foundations (AREA)
  • Joining Of Corner Units Of Frames Or Wings (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)

Abstract

In connecting a flowline 56 to an underwater installation such as a support structure 22 having a wellhead 23, a guide frame 35 located above the surface 11 of the water and at a vessel 12 has secured thereto a running string 19 which extends downwardly and carries a latching tool 39, a drawline 135 attached by a pulling tool 137 to the flowline 56 carried on a barge 55 being threaded through an alignment tube 44 and connected to the head 43 of the tube by a pulling tool 110. The frame 35 is lowered from the vessel 12 so that guides 36 on the frame cooperate with posts 26, 27 whereby the tube 44 is aligned with, seated on, and locked by a fitting 49 to a block 46. A tool carried by a line passed down the string 19 locks on to the tool 110 whereby the drawline is pulled upwardly through the string and in turn pulls the flowline from the barge 55 down to the installation. The flowline pulling tool 137 and flowline head 57 enter the tube 44, the tool parting from the head to pass up the string 19 and the head being aligned and locked to the tube head 43. Finally, the frame is freed from the installation and removed up to the vessel.
ES331699A 1965-09-30 1966-09-28 An apparatus for joining a flowline to an installation submerged in a body of water Expired ES331699A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US491572A US3356136A (en) 1965-09-30 1965-09-30 Underwater wellhead apparatus
US491764A US3361199A (en) 1965-09-30 1965-09-30 Flowline installation apparatus
US491573A US3378066A (en) 1965-09-30 1965-09-30 Underwater wellhead connection

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
ES331699A1 true ES331699A1 (en) 1968-05-01

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ES331699A Expired ES331699A1 (en) 1965-09-30 1966-09-28 An apparatus for joining a flowline to an installation submerged in a body of water

Country Status (5)

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DE (1) DE1300886B (en)
ES (1) ES331699A1 (en)
GB (1) GB1139145A (en)
NL (1) NL6613648A (en)
NO (1) NO122413B (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ITUD20030167A1 (en) 2003-08-08 2005-02-09 De Longhi Spa COAXIAL COUPLING JOINT.
CN111878612B (en) * 2020-08-19 2025-08-19 中海石油(中国)有限公司 Shallow sea oil gas production control device and installation method thereof

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1226056B (en) * 1964-03-23 1966-10-06 Shell Int Research Device for connecting a pipeline from a work station above the water surface to an underwater system

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Publication number Publication date
GB1139145A (en) 1969-01-08
NL6613648A (en) 1967-03-31
NO122413B (en) 1971-06-28
DE1300886B (en) 1969-08-14

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