Deepwater floating drilling and production facility incorporating flexible production risers
CA 1294495 C · Owner: Conoco Inc. · Inventors: Hunter, Andrew F.
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A method of using a floating platform in deep (1000-3000 feet) water as a drilling/workover and production platform. By interconnecting the subsea wellheads of at least one template to the platform using flexible production risers connected through a reverse loop the platform may be, adjusted on its moorings to position the platform directly over a second template for subsequent drilling or workover. This eliminates the additional expense of separate drilling platforms and workboats. Further, wells of separate templates can be serviced separately and the entire field production need not be completely curtailed during such a workover.
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- Granted January 21, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 21, 2009.
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