42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
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Oil and gas well rig services, namely monitoring and management of process safety of personnel and equipment related to the operation of oil and gas well rigs.
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Oil and gas well rig services, namely monitoring and management of process safety of personnel and equipment related to the operation of oil and gas well rigs.
A system (92) includes a first structure (106) configured to be coupled to a tubular string extending to a seafloor (14), whereby the first structure (106) comprises a drill floor (26). The system (92) further includes a second structure (96) configured to provide a lateral force to the first structure (106) while allowing for vertical movement between the first structure (106) and the second structure (96) relative to the seafloor (14).
A system (92) includes a first structure (106) configured to be coupled to a tubular string extending to a seafloor (14), whereby the first structure (106) comprises a drill floor (26). The system (92) further includes a second structure (96) configured to provide a lateral force to the first structure (106) while allowing for vertical movement between the first structure (106) and the second structure (96) relative to the seafloor (14).
A device includes a first cavity sized to hold a first cassette of tubulars, a second cavity sized to hold a second cassette of tubulars, and a first lifting mechanism disposed in the first cavity. The first lifting mechanism when in operation lifts the first cassette of tubulars from a horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation with respect to a drill floor. The device also includes a second lifting mechanism disposed in the second cavity, wherein the second lifting mechanism when in operation lifts the second cassette of tubulars from the horizontal orientation to the vertical orientation and a drive mechanism that when in operation rotates the device by a predetermined amount to dispose the first cavity in a region directly proximate to the drill floor.
A system includes a first structure configured to be coupled to a tubular string extending to a seafloor, whereby the first structure comprises a drill floor. The system further includes a second structure configured to provide a lateral force to the first structure while allowing for vertical movement between the first structure and the second structure relative to the seafloor.
A device includes a first cavity sized to hold a first cassette of tubulars, a second cavity sized to hold a second cassette of tubulars, and a first lifting mechanism disposed in the first cavity. The first lifting mechanism when in operation lifts the first cassette of tubulars from a horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation with respect to a drill floor. The device also includes a second lifting mechanism disposed in the second cavity, wherein the second lifting mechanism when in operation lifts the second cassette of tubulars from the horizontal orientation to the vertical orientation and a drive mechanism that when in operation rotates the device by a predetermined amount to dispose the first cavity in a region directly proximate to the drill floor.
A system, includes a movable platform (28) slidingly coupled to one or more supports (70) and configured to be selectively moved towards a drill floor (26) and away from the drill floor (26). The system also includes a roughneck (54) disposed on the movable platform (28) and configured to make up or break out a threaded joint between a first tubular segment (46) and a second tubular segment (44). The system additionally includes a support member (63, 94) disposed on the movable platform (28) and configured to support one of the first tubular segment (46) or the second tubular segment (44) as the movable platform (28) is selectively moved towards a drill floor (26) or away from the drill floor (26).
E21B 19/09 - Apparatus for feeding the rods or cablesApparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling toolApparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods specially adapted for drilling underwater formations from a floating support using heave compensators supporting the drill string
E21B 19/14 - Racks, ramps, troughs or bins, for holding the lengths of rod singly or connectedHandling between storage place and borehole
E21B 19/22 - Handling reeled pipe or rod units, e.g. flexible drilling pipes
A system, includes a movable platform (28) slidingly coupled to one or more supports (70) and configured to be selectively moved towards a drill floor (26) and away from the drill floor (26). The system also includes a roughneck (54) disposed on the movable platform (28) and configured to make up or break out a threaded joint between a first tubular segment (46) and a second tubular segment (44). The system additionally includes a support member (63, 94) disposed on the movable platform (28) and configured to support one of the first tubular segment (46) or the second tubular segment (44) as the movable platform (28) is selectively moved towards a drill floor (26) or away from the drill floor (26).
E21B 19/09 - Apparatus for feeding the rods or cablesApparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling toolApparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods specially adapted for drilling underwater formations from a floating support using heave compensators supporting the drill string
A system, includes a movable platform slidingly coupled to one or more supports and configured to be selectively moved towards a drill floor and away from the drill floor. The system also includes a roughneck disposed on the movable platform and configured to make up or break out a threaded joint between a first tubular segment and a second tubular segment. The system additionally includes a support member disposed on the movable platform and configured to support one of the first tubular segment or the second tubular segment as the movable platform is selectively moved towards a drill floor or away from the drill floor.
Techniques and systems to reduce deflection of a riser (12) extending from an offshore vessel (10). A device may include a fairing assembly (90, 236) having a body segment (106) configured to at least partially circumferentially surround a main tube (58) of a riser joint of the riser (12), and a tail segment (88). The tail segment (88) is configured to retract into a collapsed position (105) and extend into an expanded position (104) along an expansion direction. An expanded width of the fairing assembly (90, 236) in the expanded position (104) is between 20 to 200 percent greater than a collapsed width of the fairing assembly (90, 236). In some embodiments, the collapsed width of the fairing assembly (90, 236) is less than 1.5 times a length across the main tube (58), and an expanded width of the fairing assembly (90, 236) is greater than 1.5 times the length of the main tube (58).
A system includes a plug configured to restrict release of hydrocarbons from a terminal end of an offshore riser by accumulating the hydrocarbons at the plug when the plug is disposed in an internal portion of the offshore riser and at a first vertical location of the offshore riser. The system also includes a vent configured to be disposed at a second vertical location, wherein the vent is configured to provide a path for the hydrocarbons to be released from the offshore riser.
E21B 43/01 - Methods 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
A device (68, 86) includes a base (72, 94) configured to be coupled to a storage segment (54) of a pipe support assembly (44). The device (68, 86) also includes an arm (70, 88) configured to be coupled to the base (72, 94). The arm (70, 88) is configured to provide lateral support to a pipe (20) when the pipe (20) is disposed in a storage area (62) adjacent to a first portion of the storage segment (54). The arm (70, 88) is also configured to move in a horizontal direction from a first location in which an end of the arm (70, 88) is disposed at a first horizontal distance from the storage segment (54) to a second location in which the end of the arm (70, 88) is disposed at second horizontal distance from the storage segment (54) when a force greater than or equal to a predetermined level is applied to the arm (70, 88).
A device (14) includes at least one float (22). The at least one float (22) is configured to provide a buoyancy force away from a seabed (10) when placed in water. The device (14) also includes an enclosure (30) configured to house the at least one float (22). The enclosure (30) comprises at least one connection (62) configured to couple the enclosure (30) to a self-elevating unit (2) used in offshore oil operations or offshore gas operations.
B63B 43/14 - Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking by improving buoyancy using outboard floating members
B63B 35/44 - Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
A system, including one or more supports disposed on a drill floor. The system also includes a movable support slidingly coupled to the one or more supports and configured to be selectively moved towards the drill floor during a tripping-in operation as part of a continuous tripping operation and away from the drill floor during a tripping-in operation as part of a continuous tripping operation, and a tripping apparatus coupled to the movable support and configured to make up or break out a threaded joint between a first tubular segment and a second tubular segment, wherein the tripping apparatus is configured to be selectively movable from a first position disposed proximate to the one or more supports and a second position at a distance away from the one or more supports to make up the threaded joint when the tripping apparatus is disposed in the second position during the tripping-in operation or to break out the threaded joint when the tripping apparatus is disposed in the second position during the tripping-out operation.
E21B 19/09 - Apparatus for feeding the rods or cablesApparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling toolApparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods specially adapted for drilling underwater formations from a floating support using heave compensators supporting the drill string
E21B 19/08 - Apparatus for feeding the rods or cablesApparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling toolApparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods
A system, includes a first sensor configured to monitor a first characteristic of drilling fluid and generate a first indication based on the monitoring. The system also includes a second sensor configured to monitor a second characteristic of drilling fluid and generate a second indication based on the monitoring. The system further includes a processor configured to correlate the first indication with the second indication to generate a baseline value indicative of a characteristic of a well.
E21B 21/08 - Controlling or monitoring pressure or flow of drilling fluid, e.g. automatic filling of boreholes, automatic control of bottom pressure
E21B 33/064 - Blow-out preventers specially adapted for underwater well heads
E21B 49/00 - Testing the nature of borehole wallsFormation testingMethods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
A system includes a processing device (70) configured to determine a tripping operation to be undertaken. The processing device (70) is configured to also calculate a variable tripping speed for the tripping operation to vary a speed of the tripping operation. The processing device (70) is further generate an output to control the operation of a portion of a continuous tripping system to implement the tripping operation at the variable tripping speed.
E21B 19/08 - Apparatus for feeding the rods or cablesApparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling toolApparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods
E21B 7/20 - Driving or forcing casings or pipes into boreholes, e.g. sinkingSimultaneously drilling and casing boreholes
A system includes a processing device configured to determine a tripping operation to be undertaken. The processing device is configured to also calculate a variable tripping speed for the tripping operation to vary a speed of the tripping operation. The processing device is further generate an output to control the operation of a portion of a continuous tripping system to implement the tripping operation at the variable tripping speed.
E21B 47/12 - Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling
G05B 11/32 - Automatic controllers electric with inputs from more than one sensing elementAutomatic controllers electric with outputs to more than one correcting element
G05D 13/62 - Control of linear speedControl of angular speedControl of acceleration or deceleration, e.g. of a prime mover characterised by the use of electric means, e.g. use of a tachometric dynamo, use of a transducer converting an electric value into a displacement
A system, includes a first sensor configured to monitor a first characteristic of drilling fluid and generate a first indication based on the monitoring. The system also includes a second sensor configured to monitor a second characteristic of drilling fluid and generate a second indication based on the monitoring. The system further includes a processor configured to correlate the first indication with the second indication to generate a baseline value indicative of a characteristic of a well.
Techniques and systems to reduce deflection of a riser (12) suspended from offshore platform. A guidance thrust delivery system (GTDS) (56) includes a plurality of thrusters (58) configured to be coupled to a riser (12) of an offshore vessel (10). Each thruster (58) of the plurality of thrusters (58) is configured to generate a force on the riser (12) of the offshore vessel (10) to control a position of the riser (12) in a subsea environment while the riser (12) is suspended from the offshore vessel (10) and decoupled from a seafloor (14).
Techniques and systems to provide automatic positioning of a tripping apparatus (24). A system may include a sensor (84) configured to detect an object in proximity of the sensor (84) and generate a signal indicative of detected object. The system may also include a processing device (70) configured to process the signal indicative of the detected object to determine a location of the detected object, retrieve information related to a physical characteristic of a tubular segment (44), and calculate an indication of the location of a connection point of the tubular segment (44) based upon the location of the detected object and the physical characteristic of the tubular segment (44).
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Automated pipe tripping apparatus, namely, an outer frame
consisting of one or more vertical supports and an inner
frame consisting of tripping slips including forcing rings,
slip jaws, iron roughnecks, fixed jaws, breakout jaws, pipe
spinner, mud bucket; drills, drill bits, drill heads and
drill strings for use in drilling oil or gas wells and
pumping oil. Logging tools, namely, computer hardware and software to
vary speed of a tubular member moving into or out of a
wellbore, to define a tripping speed, to vary a tripping
speed in response to pressure variations within the wellbore
as measured by one or more pressure sensors coupled to a
tubular member positioned within a wellbore of an oil or gas
well. Installation, removal, repair, and maintenance of drilling
machines and drilling tools in connection with drilling oil
and gas wells for others; drilling of oil or gas wells for
others; installation, removal, repair, and maintenance of
automated pipe tripping apparatus for conveying drilling
tools in connection with drilling oil or gas wells for
others; installation, removal, repair, and maintenance of
drills, drill bits, drill heads, and drill strings in
connection with drilling oil or gas wells for others; oil
and gas drilling services. Analysis for oil and gas field exploration.
A system, including one or more supports. The system also includes a movable platform slidingly coupled to the one or more supports and configured to be selectively moved towards a drill floor and away from the drill floor. The system further includes a roughneck disposed on the movable platform and configured to make up or break out a threaded joint between a first tubular segment and a second tubular segment, wherein the roughneck is configured to be selectively movable along the movable platform from a first position disposed adjacent to the one or more supports and a second position disposed adjacent to the first tubular segment and the second tubular segment.
A system, including one or more supports. The system also includes a movable platform slidingly coupled to the one or more supports and configured to be selectively moved towards a drill floor and away from the drill floor. The system further includes a roughneck disposed on the movable platform and configured to make up or break out a threaded joint between a first tubular segment and a second tubular segment, wherein the roughneck is configured to be selectively movable along the movable platform from a first position disposed adjacent to the one or more supports and a second position disposed adjacent to the first tubular segment and the second tubular segment.
A system, including one or more supports. The system also includes a movable platform slidingly coupled to the one or more supports and configured to be selectively moved towards a drill floor and away from the drill floor. The system further includes a roughneck disposed on the movable platform and configured to make up or break out a threaded joint between a first tubular segment and a second tubular segment, wherein the roughneck is configured to be selectively movable along the movable platform from a first position disposed adjacent to the one or more supports and a second position disposed adjacent to the first tubular segment and the second tubular segment.
E21B 19/09 - Apparatus for feeding the rods or cablesApparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling toolApparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods specially adapted for drilling underwater formations from a floating support using heave compensators supporting the drill string
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
(1) Automated pipe tripping machinery with machinery parts and fittings incorporating tripping slips, forcing rings, slip jaws, an iron roughneck having fixed jaws, breakout jaws, pipe spinner and mud bucket; drills, drill bits, drill heads and drill strings for use in drilling oil or gas wells and pumping oil.
(2) Logging tools, namely, computer hardware and software to vary speed of a tubular member moving into or out of a wellbore, to define a tripping speed, to vary a tripping speed in response to pressure variations within the wellbore as measured by one or more pressure sensors coupled to a tubular member positioned within a wellbore of an oil or gas well. (1) Installation, removal, repair, and maintenance of drilling machines and drilling tools in connection with drilling oil and gas wells for others; drilling of oil or gas wells for others; installation, removal, repair, and maintenance of automated pipe tripping apparatus for conveying drilling tools in connection with drilling oil or gas wells for others; installation, removal, repair, and maintenance of drills, drill bits, drill heads, and drill strings in connection with drilling oil or gas wells for others; oil and gas drilling services.
(2) Analysis for oil and gas field exploration.
Techniques and systems to provide automatic positioning of a tripping apparatus (24). A system may include a sensor (70, 72) configured to detect a physical characteristic of a tubular string (20) moving past the sensor (70, 72) and generate a signal indicative of the physical characteristic. The system may also include a processing device (74) configured to process the signal indicative of the physical characteristic, determine whether the processed signal is indicative of a deviation of the tubular string (20), and generate output data utilized to automatically position a tripping apparatus (24) at a location of the deviation on the tubular string (20).
Techniques and systems to provide automatic positioning of a tripping apparatus. A system may include a sensor configured to detect a physical characteristic of a tubular string moving past the sensor and generate a signal indicative of the physical characteristic. The system may also include a processing device configured to process the signal indicative of the physical characteristic, determine whether the processed signal is indicative of a deviation of the tubular string, and generate output data utilized to automatically position a tripping apparatus at a location of the deviation on the tubular string.
Techniques and systems to provide automatic positioning of a tripping apparatus (24). A system may include a sensor (70, 72) configured to detect a physical characteristic of a tubular string (20) moving past the sensor (70, 72) and generate a signal indicative of the physical characteristic. The system may also include a processing device (74) configured to process the signal indicative of the physical characteristic, determine whether the processed signal is indicative of a deviation of the tubular string (20), and generate output data utilized to automatically position a tripping apparatus (24) at a location of the deviation on the tubular string (20).
Techniques and systems to provide pressure reduction of a fluid, for example, from a well. A device (28) includes an input (32) configured to be fluidly coupled to a well control device (16). The device also includes an output (56) configured to be to be fluidly coupled to the well control device (16). The device further includes at least one valve (44) configured to alter a pressure of a fluid received at the input (32) and transmitted from the output (56).
Techniques and systems to provide additional holding ability to a subsea wellhead system. A device includes an auxiliary frame that may be coupled to an outer portion of a BOP frame that encloses at least a portion of a BOP. The auxiliary frame may also house a plurality of accumulators that may be used to provide pressurized fluid to the BOP.
Techniques and systems to reduce deflection of a riser extending from an offshore platform. A device may include a main tube disposed along a length of the device. The device may also include a support member that may be coupled to the main tube, wherein the support member may surround the main tube. The device may include a buoyancy assembly that may at least partially surround the main tube, wherein the buoyancy assembly may have an elongated non-circular and non-cylindrical shape. The buoyancy assembly may also include buoyancy foam.
Techniques and systems to reduce deflection of a riser extending from an offshore platform. A system may include a riser restraint device configured to be coupled to riser of an offshore platform. The system may also include a tether configured to be coupled to the riser restraint device. The system may further include a ratcheting system configured to be coupled to the tether, wherein the riser restraint device is configured to resist movement of the riser via selective retraction and extension of the tether from the ratcheting system.
Techniques and systems to store and deploy a lift frame (22) of an offshore vessel (10). A device (42) may include a member arm (46) comprising a locking feature (60) configured to couple the member arm (46) to a lift frame (22) of the offshore vessel (10). The device (42) may also include a base (48) configured to be coupled to a drill floor (44) of the offshore vessel (10), wherein the base (48) comprises a joint (50) configured to allow for rotation of the member arm (46) and the lift frame (22) from a storage position having a first angle between the member arm (46) and the drill floor (42) and a deployment position having a second angle between the member arm (46) and the drill floor (42).
Techniques and systems to remove a portion of a drill floor (22) from an offshore vessel (10). The drill floor (10) may include an immovable section (27) comprising a first portion of a surface area of the drill floor (22). The drill floor (22) may also include a moveable section (24) comprising a second portion of the surface area of the drill floor (22). Additionally, the drill floor (22) may include an actuator (38) configured to retract the moveable section (24) from a first position to a second position to remove the second portion of the surface area of the drill floor (22).
Techniques and systems to couple a high pressure casing string to a blowout preventer or a subsea shut-in device. A device includes a locking mechanism configured to interface with a terminal end of a casing string of an offshore platform to couple the device to the terminal end of the casing string. The device also includes a sealing mechanism configured to fluidly seal an area around the terminal end of the casing string, wherein the locking mechanism and the sealing mechanism are disposed at separate positions along a vertical orientation of the device.
Techniques and systems to monitor a blowout preventer. A device may include a protrusion sized to extend though an aperture of a blowout preventer. The device may also include a sensor disposed on a first end of the protrusion, wherein the sensor is configured to sense at least one condition occurring in a central bore of the blowout preventer disposed perpendicular to the aperture and generate a signal indicative of the sensed condition. The device may further include an electrical connector configured to receive the signal and transmit the signal from the device.
Techniques and systems to reduce movement of at least one portion of an offshore platform (10). One portion (22) of the offshore platform (10) can provide a connection to a seafloor (14). A second portion (20) of the offshore platform (10) provides a lateral force to the first portion (22) of the offshore platform (10) while allowing for vertical movement between the first portion (22) and the second portion (20) of the offshore platform (10).
B63B 35/44 - Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
B63B 15/00 - SuperstructuresArrangements or adaptations of masts
B63B 43/06 - Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking by improving stability using ballast tanks
E21B 15/02 - Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts specially adapted for underwater drilling
Techniques and systems to reduce deflection of a riser extending from an offshore platform. The riser may include a flow guide. The flow guide may receive a fluid. The flow guide may also include one or more outlets that are configured to transmit the fluid. This transmission of the fluid by the one or more outlets may counteract currents or other factors to mitigate deflection in the riser.
Techniques and systems to reduce deflection of a riser extending from offshore platform. The riser may be coupled to a seafloor and may experience movements due to, for example, currents. A riser restraint device may be utilized to reduce these movements of the riser. This riser restraint device may be coupled to the seafloor. This coupling of the riser restraint device may aid in allowing the riser restraint device to reduce movement of the riser and, thus, reduce deflection of the riser.
Techniques and systems to reduce deflection of a riser (12) extending from offshore platform (10). A riser (12) may include an outer enclosure. This outer enclosure may be coupled to a current deflector (22). The current deflector (22) is configured to generate a lift on the riser in response to a fluid flowing across the current deflector (22). This lift that is generated by the current deflector (22) may counteract currents (20) or other factors to mitigate deflection in the riser.
Techniques and systems to reduce contact of a cable (18) with a top drive (12). A cable guide may be mounted to one or more bails (36) supporting the top drive (12) and may operate to extend a distance (44) between a cable (18) passing along a length of the top drive (12). The cable guide may include both an upper guide assembly (32) and a lower guide assembly (34). Each of the upper guide assembly (32) and the lower guide assembly (34) may both be coupled to one or more bails (36) supporting the top drive (12) in a serial manner.
Techniques and methods to reduce downtime in an offshore platform (100), such as an offshore semi-submersible drilling rig (310) or drillship. Through the use of one or more movable platforms (322, 324) in a moon pool area, work on a riser string (5) passing through the moon pool area may be performed without exposing workers directly to the open sea below. Accordingly, the use of the one or more movable platforms (322, 324) in the moon pool area may provide protected access to the riser string (5) during, for example, harsh weather conditions.
A cantilever system for a rig comprising a hull, a beam coupled to the hull, an extension member coupled to the beam, and a hold-down member spaced from a support member and coupled to the extension member. A first end of the beam is extendable over an edge of the hull while a second end of the beam is positioned on the hull. The extension member increases the longitudinal length of the beam. The support member is disposed adjacent the edge of the hull. The hold-down member is configured to apply a force to the extension member in a direction toward the hull when the first end of the beam is extended over the edge of the hull. A method of increasing the capacity of the cantilever system comprises increasing the spacing between the support member and the hold-down member.
A cantilever system for a rig comprising a hull, a beam coupled to the hull, an extension member coupled to the beam, and a hold-down member spaced from a support member and coupled to the extension member. A first end of the beam is extendable over an edge of the hull while a second end of the beam is positioned on the hull. The extension member increases the longitudinal length of the beam. The support member is disposed adjacent the edge of the hull. The hold-down member is configured to apply a force to the extension member in a direction toward the hull when the first end of the beam is extended over the edge of the hull. A method of increasing the capacity of the cantilever system comprises increasing the spacing between the support member and the hold-down member.
A cantilever system for a rig comprising a hull, a beam coupled to the hull, an extension member coupled to the beam, and a hold-down member spaced from a support member and coupled to the extension member. A first end of the beam is extendable over an edge of the hull while a second end of the beam is positioned on the hull. The extension member increases the longitudinal length of the beam. The support member is disposed adjacent the edge of the hull. The hold-down member is configured to apply a force to the extension member in a direction toward the hull when the first end of the beam is extended over the edge of the hull. A method of increasing the capacity of the cantilever system comprises increasing the spacing between the support member and the hold-down member.
A cantilever system for a rig comprising a hull, a beam coupled to the hull, an extension member coupled to the beam, and a hold-down member spaced from a support member and coupled to the extension member. A first end of the beam is extendable over an edge of the hull while a second end of the beam is positioned on the hull. The extension member increases the longitudinal length of the beam. The support member is disposed adjacent the edge of the hull. The hold-down member is configured to apply a force to the extension member in a direction toward the hull when the first end of the beam is extended over the edge of the hull. A method of increasing the capacity of the cantilever system comprises increasing the spacing between the support member and the hold-down member.
