There is disclosed a system for increasing the pressure of produced oil from a well, the system comprising:• an inlet (11) for receiving oil from the well (4);• an outlet (13) for the oil; and• a pump (20) provided between inlet and the outlet for increasing the pressure of the oil from the inlet to the outlet, characterised in that the pump is integrated in, connected to or at least partially housed within a suction anchor (18).
A suction anchor has a skirt open at one end and closed at another end to define an interior volume. At least one conduit nested within or adjacent to the skirt, is open at one end and closed at another end to define an inner volume. A suction line is fluidly connected to the interior volume through a first valve. A second valve is fluidly connected between the inner volume and either the suction line or the interior volume. The first valve and the second valve are operable to cause water flow at respective selected rates along both the skirt and the conduit from a body of water when the interior volume and the inner volume are evacuated and the suction anchor is disposed on the bottom of a body of water.
A suction anchor has a skirt open at one end and closed at another end to define an interior volume. At least one conduit nested within or adjacent to the skirt, is open at one end and closed at another end to define an inner volume. A suction line is fluidly connected to the interior volume through a first valve. A second valve is fluidly connected between the inner volume and either the suction line or the interior volume. The first valve and the second valve are operable to cause water flow at respective selected rates along both the skirt and the conduit from a body of water when the interior volume and the inner volume are evacuated and the suction anchor is disposed on the bottom of a body of water.
A wellhead foundation is for one or more subsea wells. The wellhead foundation has a suction foundation provided with a housing with an open bottom and a top which is closable with a top cover, and one or more pipes being attached to the housing and extending from the top of the housing and at least over a substantial part of the vertical extent of the housing towards or beyond the open bottom of the housing inside or outside of the periphery of the housing, and a straight upper portion of each pipe projecting up above the top of the housing and forming an upper well-pipe portion which forms part of a high-pressure barrier in the well. The straight upper pipe portion of each pipe is arranged parallel to the center axis of the housing. A method of establishing a subsea wellhead foundation is described as well.
A landing system for subsea equipment includes a heavy component having a latch affixed thereto and having a mechanism attached to enable lowering the heavy component from a platform above the bottom of a body of water. A landing system frame has a connection point matable with the latch. A linear motor is functionally coupled to the landing system frame and at least one of the subsea well structure and a movable frame on the landing system. The linear motor is operable to control a distance between the landing system frame and the subsea well structure or the movable frame.
A landing system for subsea equipment includes a heavy component (4A) having a latch (43) affixed thereto and having a mechanism attached to enable lowering the heavy component from a platform above the bottom of a body of water. A landing system frame (3) has a connection point (31) matable with the latch (43). A linear motor (3A, 3B) is functionally coupled to the landing system frame and at least one of the subsea well structure (1A) and a movable frame on the landing system (3). The linear motor is operable to control a distance between the landing system frame and the subsea well structure (1A) or the movable frame.
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Building materials of metal; metal well foundations for
underwater use; metal well templates for underwater use. Installation of well foundations and well templates for
underwater use; repair and maintenance of well foundations
and well templates for underwater use; rental of well
foundations and well templates for underwater use;
underwater construction; underwater repair; rental of mining
machines and apparatus for use in the oil and gas industry. Scientific and technological services and research and
design relating thereto; industrial analysis and industrial
research services; design and development of installations
for use in the oil and gas industry.
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Metal building materials, namely, fabricated metal components for oilfield and gasfield well foundations Installation of well foundations and well templates for underwater use; repair and maintenance of well foundations and well templates for underwater use; rental of well foundations and well templates for underwater use; underwater construction
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(1) Metal building materials, namely fabricated metal foundations for oil field and gasfield well foundations; suction anchor based foundations of metal; templates of metal for subsea wellhead foundations
A device and a method are for slanting a conductor casing when establishing a petroleum well where a supporting pipe has been inserted into the seabed. The supporting pipe is arranged to receive the conductor casing. The supporting pipe is provided with a casing shoe at a vertical distance below it upper end portion, the casing shoe forming a through casing-shoe opening eccentric relative to the supporting pipe.
A well support structure includes a well support base for urging below a bottom of a body of water. A first support is coupled to the well support base at a first longitudinal support level. A first load transfer device is operatively coupled between the first support and a wellbore tubular component. At least a second support is coupled to the well support base at a second longitudinal level below the first longitudinal support level. The wellbore tubular component extends between a longitudinal position above the first support to at least the longitudinal position of the at least a second support. Means for transferring load is provided between the wellbore tubular component and the at least a second support.
E21B 33/14 - Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices or the like for cementing casings into boreholes
E21B 41/08 - Underwater guide bases, e.g. drilling templatesLevelling thereof
E21B 15/00 - Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts
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 19/24 - Guiding or centralising devices for drilling rods or pipes
A wellhead foundation is for one or more subsea wells. The wellhead foundation has a suction foundation provided with a housing with an open bottom and a top which is closable with a top cover, and one or more pipes being attached to the housing and extending from the top of the housing and at least over a substantial part of the vertical extent of the housing towards or beyond the open bottom of the housing inside or outside of the periphery of the housing, and a straight upper portion of each pipe projecting up above the top of the housing and forming an upper well-pipe portion which forms part of a high-pressure barrier in the well. The straight upper pipe portion of each pipe is arranged parallel to the center axis of the housing. A method of establishing a subsea wellhead foundation is described as well.
A wellhead foundation is for one or more subsea wells. The wellhead foundation has a suction foundation with a housing with an open bottom and a top which is closable with a top cover, and one or more pipes being attached to the housing and extending from the top of the housing and at least over a substantial part of the vertical extent of the housing and away from the housing at least in a vertical direction. A straight upper part of each pipe projects up above the top of the housing and forms an upper conductor-casing portion which is arranged to receive the upper well-pipe portion and forms part of a low-pressure barrier in the well. The straight upper pipe portion of each pipe is arranged parallel to the center axis of the housing. A method of establishing a subsea wellhead foundation is described as well.
A well support structure includes a well support base for urging below a bottom of a body of water, a wellbore tubular component disposed through the well support base; and a filling medium top up line in fluid communication with a space defined by an interior of the wellbore tubular component.
A well support structure includes a well support base for urging below a bottom of a body of water. A first support is coupled to the well support base at a first longitudinal support level. A first load transfer device is operatively coupled between the first support and a wellbore tubular component. At least a second support is coupled to the well support base at a second longitudinal level below the first longitudinal support level. The wellbore tubular component extends between a longitudinal position above the first support to at least the longitudinal position of the at least a second support. Means for transferring load is provided between the wellbore tubular component and the at least a second support.
A well cement management system includes a well support base for urging below a bottom of a body of water, a wellbore tubular component disposed through the well support base; and a filling medium top up line in fluid communication with a space defined by an interior of the wellbore tubular component.
E21B 33/14 - Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices or the like for cementing casings into boreholes
E21B 41/08 - Underwater guide bases, e.g. drilling templatesLevelling thereof
E21B 15/00 - Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts
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 19/24 - Guiding or centralising devices for drilling rods or pipes
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System and method for establishing a multi-well foundation comprising an alignment template for suction foundation units
A system is for establishing a collection of well foundations, the well foundations being formed of suction-foundation units arranged to be driven down into an unconsolidated mass. An alignment template includes several through cut-outs, each arranged to receive a suction-foundation unit. The alignment template placed over the unconsolidated mass, forms a means of positioning the suction-foundation units before the suction-foundation units are driven down into the unconsolidated mass. A method of establishing a collection of well foundations is described as well.
A device is for reducing the load on a wellhead casing from a bending moment generated by a horizontal load component from a well element arranged over a wellhead. A supporting frame is connected to an upper portion of the wellhead casing and projects outwards from the center axis of the wellhead casing and is provided with an abutment which rests supportingly against a base at a radial distance from the wellhead casing. The supporting frame is arranged to absorb a portion of said bending moment.
A device is for stabilizing a well head which includes a well base arranged on a seabed. The well base includes at least a support column, and a first portion of a conductor casing being encircled by the support column, an annulus encircling the first conductor-casing portion being filled with cement, and a second portion of the conductor casing projecting in an elastically flexible manner up from the first conductor-casing portion. A method is for stabilizing a well head which includes a well base arranged on a seabed.
A wellhead foundation for one or more subsea wells, the wellhead foundation comprising a suction foundation (1) provided with a housing (11) with an open bottom (114) and a top which is closable with a top cover (112), and one or more pipes (12, 12a, 12b) being attached to the housing (11) and extending from the top of the housing (11) and at least over a substantial part of the vertical extent of the housing (11) and away from the housing (11) at least in a vertical direction, a straight upper part (121) of each pipe (12, 12a, 12b) projecting up above the top of the housing (11) and forming an upper conductor-casing portion (131) which is arranged to receive the upper well-pipe portion (141) and forms part of a low-pressure barrier in the well, and the straight upper pipe portion (121) of each pipe (12, 12a, 12b) being arranged parallel to the centre axis of the housing (11). A method of establishing a subsea wellhead foundation is described as well.
A wellhead foundation for one or more subsea wells, the wellhead foundation comprising a suction foundation (1) provided with a housing (11) with an open bottom (114) and a top which is closable with a top cover (112), and one or more pipes (14, 14a, 14b) being attached to the housing (11) and extending from the top of the housing (11) and at least over a substantial part of the vertical extent of the housing (11) towards or beyond the open bottom (114) of the housing (11) inside or outside of the periphery of the housing (11), and a straight upper portion (141) of each pipe (14, 14a, 14b) projecting up above the top of the housing (11) and forming an upper well- pipe portion which forms part of a high-pressure barrier in the well, and the straight upper pipe portion (141) of each pipe (14, 14a, 14b) being arranged parallel to the centre axis of the housing (11). A method of establishing a subsea wellhead foundation is described as well.
A device (1) and a method for slanting a conductor casing (30) when establishing a petroleum well where a supporting pipe (6) has been inserted into the seabed (18), the supporting pipe (6) being arranged to receive the conductor casing (30), and the supporting pipe (6) being provided with a casing shoe (20) at a vertical distance (22) below it upper end portion (8), the casing shoe (20) forming a through casing-shoe opening (24) eccentric relative to the supporting pipe (6).
A system for establishing a collection of well foundations, the well foundations being formed of suction-foundation units (2) arranged to be driven down into an unconsolidated mass (31), wherein an alignment template (1) including several through cut-outs (11), each arranged to receive a suctiοη-foundation unit (2), is placed over the unconsolidated mass (31), forming a means of positioning the suction-foundation units (2) before the suction-foundation units (2) are driven down into the unconsolidated mass (31 ). A method of establishing a collection of well foundations is described as well, the method comprising the following steps: a) placing an alignment template (1) over an unconsolidated mass (31); b) lowering a suction-foundation unit (2) into a cut-out (11) in the alignment template (1); c) driving the suction-foundation unit (2) down into the unconsolidated mass (31) to a prescribed depth; and d) repeating steps b) and c).
A device for reducing the load on a wellhead casing (12) from a bending moment (Mw) generated by a horizontal load component (Lh) from a well element (2, 3) arranged over a wellhead (11), in which a supporting frame (6) is connected to an upper portion (12a) of the wellhead casing (12) and projects outwards from the centre axis of the wellhead casing (12) and is provided with an abutment (61) which rests supportingly against a base (13, 41) at a radial distance from the wellhead casing (12), the supporting frame (6) being arranged to absorb a portion of said bending moment (Mw).
A conductor arrangement is for a collection of subterranean wells for recovering fluids from an underground structure. A frame is provided with several conductor guides, each forming an inlet opening for a conductor in an upper portion of the frame and an outlet opening for the conductor in a lower portion of the frame. The conductor is arranged to border a portion of a borehole towards a surrounding unconsolidated mass and has been passed through the conductor guide and down into the unconsolidated mass. The conductor guides are arranged in a mutually diverging manner in the direction from the inlet opening, and each conductor is extendable by a bend, the deflection angle of the bends providing mutually parallel center axes in coupling interfaces arranged in upper end portions of the bends.
H02G 9/10 - Installations of electric cables or lines in or on the ground or water in cable chambers, e.g. in manhole or in handhole
H02G 9/02 - Installations of electric cables or lines in or on the ground or water laid directly in or on the ground, river-bed or sea-bottomCoverings therefor, e.g. tile
E21B 43/017 - Production satellite stations, i.e. underwater installations comprising a plurality of satellite well heads connected to a central station
A device for stabilizing a well head (1) which includes a well base (11) arranged on a seabed (21) is described, the well base (11) including at least a support column (12), and a first portion (13') of a conductor casing (13) being encircled by the support column (12), an annulus (125) encircling the first conductor-casing portion (13') being filled with cement (14), and a second portion (13") of the conductor casing (13) projecting in an elastically flexible manner up from the first conductor-casing portion (13'). A method of stabilizing a well head (1) which includes a well base (11) arranged on a seabed (21) is described as well.
A conductor arrangement for a collection of subterranean wells for recovering fluids from an underground structure, in which a frame (1) is provided with several conductor guides (13), each forming an inlet opening (131) for a conductor (2) in an upper portion (11) of the frame (1) and an outlet opening (132) for the conductor (2) in a lower portion (12) of the frame (1), and the conductor (2) which is arranged to border a portion of a borehole towards a surrounding unconsolidated mass (6), has been passed through the conductor guide (13) and down into the unconsolidated mass (6), the conductor guides (13) being arranged in a mutually diverging manner in the direction from the inlet opening (131), and each conductor (2) being extendable by a bend (3), the deflection angle (a) of the bends (3) providing mutually parallel centre axes (CR) in coupling interfaces (32) arranged in upper end portions (31) of the bends (3).
E21B 43/017 - Production satellite stations, i.e. underwater installations comprising a plurality of satellite well heads connected to a central station
A stabilization device is for a wellhead wherein an upper portion of a wellhead casing extends up above a seabed, the upper wellhead casing portion being sideways supported in a suction substructure. A blowout preventer extending up from the upper portion of the wellhead casing is provided with multiple supporting elements abutting supportingly an edge portion of an end cover on the suction substructure. A method is for stabilizing a wellhead wherein an upper portion of a wellhead casing extends up above a seabed and is sideways supported in a suction substructure surrounding the wellhead casing portion and extends downward in an uncompacted material.
An apparatus for ejection of a fluidized, abrasive material (4) through an adjutage (1) connected to a pressure fluid conduit (11), wherein the adjutage (1) is provided with a first ejector (14) arranged downstream of a pressure fluid nozzle (12), and a branch (142) on the first ejector (14) is arranged to be in fluid communication with a fluid source (5) through a supply line (2), and a second ejector (32) is arranged on the supply line (2), said second ejector being arranged to be submerged in a mass of particle shaped, abrasive material (4). A method for providing an outflow of a fluidized, abrasive material (4) through an adjutage (1) connected to a pressure fluid conduit (11), is also described.
B24C 3/00 - Abrasive blasting machines or devicesPlants
B24C 3/02 - Abrasive blasting machines or devicesPlants characterised by the arrangement of the component assemblies with respect to each other
B24C 7/00 - Equipment for feeding abrasive materialControlling the flowability, constitution, or other physical characteristics of abrasive blasts
B05B 7/14 - Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas designed for spraying particulate materials
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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A COLLECTION SYSTEM TO A SUBSEA PETROLEUM WELL AND USE OF A SUCTION SUBSTRUCTURE
There is described a device for a collection system (6) for leak fluid (WF) from a petroleum well (W), wherein a cap (61) arranged to accommodate a wellhead installation (2), is connected to a fluid line 62, and a wellhead (1) is provided with a suction substructure (5), wherein the cap (61) is fluid sealingly and releasably joined to the suction substructure (5). Also described is a method for connection of a collection system (6) for leak fluid (WF) from a petroleum well (W) to a wellhead (2).
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
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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STABILIZATION OF A WELLHEAD, AND ALSO USE OF A SUCTION SUBSTRUCTURE FOR SUPPORT OF A WELLHEAD
There is described a stabilization device for a wellhead wherein an upper portion (121) of a wellhead casing (12) extends up above a seabed (4), the upper wellhead casing portion (121) being sideways supported in a suction substructure (5), and wherein a wellhead valve (2) extending up from the upper portion (121) of the wellhead casing (12) is provided with multiple supporting elements (6) abutting supportingly an edge portion (54) of an end cover (52) on the suction substructure (5). Also described is a method for stabilizing a wellhead wherein an upper portion (121) of a wellhead casing (12) extends up above a seabed (4) and is sideways supported in a suction substructure (5) surrounding the wellhead casing portion (121) and extends downward in an uncompacted material (41).
