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序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
101 MOTION COMPENSATION SYSTEM FOR A LOAD HANGING FROM A MOBILE UNIT WITH A MAIN CYLINDER AND A SECONDARY CYLINDER US15847578 2017-12-19 US20180171727A1 2018-06-21 Benoit AMAUDRIC DU CHAFFAUT
The present invention relates to a motion compensation system for a load hanging from a mobile unit (1). The compensation system comprises two blocks (3 and 4), an articulated arm (2), a cable (5), at least one main cylinder (6) and at least one secondary cylinder (7). The secondary cylinder (7) is mounted to pivot (rotation about a substantially horizontal axis) on mobile unit (1) and on a joint of articulated arm (2).
102 MARINE REEL LAY METHOD PIPELINE INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND METHODS US15569952 2015-10-29 US20180156359A1 2018-06-07 Joop ROODENBURG; Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER; Hendrik HESSELS
An improved system and method for laying on the seabed a pipeline and/or installing a subsea riser including one or more accessories are disclosed. In the system, a trolley rail for an auxiliary trolley is provided which includes a retractable trolley rail part supported by the tower via an associated mobile rail support assembly. Displacement of the retractable trolley rail part together with the auxiliary trolley when arranged on said retractable trolley rail part with respect to the tower is allowed, between an active position, wherein the auxiliary trolley is positioned to engage on an accessory in the firing line, and a retracted and non-operable position wherein a clear envelope about the firing line is created.
103 SUBSEA WELLBORE OPERATIONS VESSEL US15865821 2018-01-09 US20180127065A1 2018-05-10 Joop ROODENBURG; Diederick Bernardus WIJNING
A method for assembly of a riser string onboard a vessel that is adapted to perform subsea wellbore related operations involving said riser string, said riser string being configured to extend between a subsea wellbore and the vessel in a wellbore related operation, wherein the vessel including a hull, a riser storage adapted to store therein, in horizontal orientation, multiple pre-assembled riser stands and/or multiple individual riser stand, a deck structure having an elongated transfer opening above said riser storage, a transfer elevator, wherein multiple pre-assembled riser stands, each being pre-assembled from multiple riser sections connected end-to-end and each having a length of at least 150 ft. (45.72 m), and/or multiple individual riser sections each having a length of at least 150 ft. (45.72 m), are stored, in said horizontal orientation, in the riser storage, wherein the method comprises a riser transfer step wherein the transfer elevator is operated so as to raise a single one of said pre-assembled riser stands and/or individual riser sections in the horizontal position thereof from the riser storage, through the transfer opening, to a position above the deck structure.
104 DRILLING, PLUG, ABANDONMENT, AND DECOMMISSIONING US15727440 2017-10-06 US20180099843A1 2018-04-12 Ramesh MAINI; Hans DEUL
The present disclosure generally relates to jack-up units employing a multi-purpose derrick structure for drilling, plug, abandonment, and decommissioning operations. The multi-purpose derrick structure includes a mast that may be vertically oriented in a first configuration to facilitate drilling, plug, and abandonment procedures, or may be pivotably positioned in a second configuration for decommissioning operations or other procedures. In the pivoting position, the mast functions as a heavy lift crane. One or more selective pivoting structures at the base of the multi-purpose derrick structure, and one or more actuators, facilitate the multiple uses of the multi-purpose derrick structure.
105 OFFSHORE DRILLING PLATFORM VIBRATION COMPENSATION USING AN ITERATIVE LEARNING METHOD US15524247 2016-01-15 US20180072391A1 2018-03-15 Jason D. DYKSTRA; Xingyong SONG; Yiming ZHAO
A method includes calculating a frequency and a phase of a vibration of a floating vessel, generating a control signal based on the vibration frequency and the vibration phase, operating a motion compensation system of the floating vessel during an ith control cycle using the control signal to mitigate the vibration of the floating vessel, calculating a first vibration amplitude based on the control signal, updating one or more parameters including a magnitude of the control signal, a decay rate of the vibration, the vibration phase, and the vibration frequency using the first vibration amplitude, updating the control signal based on the one or more updated parameters, and operating the motion compensation system based on the updated control signal during an (i+1)th control cycle.
106 Floating Oil and Gas Facility with a Movable Wellbay Assembly US15482064 2017-04-07 US20180066481A1 2018-03-08 Roy B. Shilling, III; Charles N. White; Howard W.F. Day
A mobile offshore drilling unit is converted to provide drilling, completion and workover access to multiple dry tree wells from a drilling derrick to allow production and export of oil and gas from high pressure, high temperature reservoirs in deep offshore waters. Existing practice has been for the drilling derrick on a production platform supporting dry tree wells to be moved over a fixed well slot. The present invention provides a movable wellbay that supports multiple top-tensioned subsea well tieback risers, which may be positioned directly below the derrick's rotary table and/or beneath another operating device. The use of top-tensioned subsea well tieback risers supported by the movable wellbay allows the converted facility to drill, complete, maintain, improve and produce from subsea wells through dry trees.
107 MONOHULL DRILLSHIP US15556224 2016-03-07 US20180043972A1 2018-02-15 Govert Hendrik Teunis ZIJDERVELD; Sjoerd Maarten HENDRIKS; Alian Willem Johannes WASSINK
The invention relates to a monohull drillship (1), comprising an elongated hull (2) extending in the length direction (3) of the drillship. Said hull (2) is provided with at least one open moon pool (4) arranged to be located at the waterline (5) during use of the drillship. The drillship (1) is arranged for multiple-activity operations, e.g. simultaneous drilling and casing handling, in such a manner that drilling equipment can be passed through said at least one moon pool (4) at at least two locations (7, 8), i.e. at at least two so-called well centres, which are spaced apart from each other in at least a direction (6) substantially transverse to the length direction (3) of the hull of the drillship.
108 Offshore drilling system, vessel and methods US15123553 2015-03-03 US09874060B2 2018-01-23 Joop Roodenburg; Diederick Bernardus Wijning
Offshore drilling system for performing subsea wellbore related activities including a drilling vessel, with a floating hull subjected to heave motion. A main cable heave compensation sheave is provided for heave compensation of a travelling block. A connection cable heave compensation sheave is provided between a connection cable winch and a top sheave assembly supported on the hull of the vessel in or above the moonpool. The main cable heave compensation cable sheave and the connection cable heave compensation sheave are mechanically interconnected so as to allow for synchronous motion thereof.
109 SUBSEA WELLBORE OPERATIONS VESSEL AND METHOD US15539583 2015-12-18 US20180010403A1 2018-01-11 Joop ROODENBURG; Diederick Bernardus WIJNING
A vessel adapted to perform subsea wellbore related operations involving a riser string that is assembled from releasably interconnected riser sections and extends between a subsea wellbore and the vessel. The riser string vertical handling system of the vessel includes a controlled motion device that is adapted to displace the riser string lifting tool in at least one horizontal direction relative to the riser spider device at least whilst travelling between the elevated and lowered position thereof loaded by the riser string suspended from the riser string lifting tool, thereby allowing to establish an inclined travel path with selectively variable inclination of the riser string lifting tool relative to an imaginary vertical line through the riser string passage of the riser spider device, e.g. said inclined travel path having an inclination selected to correspond to an actual water current induced inclination of an upper portion of the riser string during the riser string assembly process.
110 EXTENSION MEMBERS FOR SUBSEA RISER STRESS JOINTS US15616383 2017-06-07 US20170356255A1 2017-12-14 Christopher Spears; Pierre Albert Beynet
An extension member for coupling a tapered stress joint to a basket coupled to a porch extending from an offshore platform is disclosed. In an embodiment, the extension member includes a central axis, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end. In addition, the extension member includes a radially inner surface extending axially from the first end to the second end. The inner surface includes a first mating profile proximate the first end that is configured to engage a radially outer surface of the tapered stress joint. Further, the extension member includes a radially outer surface extending axially from the first end to the second end. The outer surface includes a second mating profile proximate the second end that is configured to slidingly engage a mating profile within the basket.
111 SYSTEM FOR HOISTING A LOAD ON A DRILLING RIG US15539209 2014-12-23 US20170356251A1 2017-12-14 Yngvar BORØY; Anders ERIKSSON; Thor STRAND; Anibal B. TEIXEIRA
A system for hoisting a load on a drilling rig includes: a hoisting means having an elongated hoisting member and an elongated hoisting member drive means; a drill string rotation means suspended from an end of the elongated hoisting member; a support structure having a first side and a second side and being adapted to support at least a portion of the weight the drill string rotation means; a first elongated hoisting member guiding means connected to the support structure; and a counterweight connected to the elongated hoisting member at the second side of the support structure. The elongated hoisting member is reeved over the first elongated hoisting member guiding means from the first to the second side of the support structure. The drill string rotation means is suspended from the elongated hoisting member at the first side of the support structure
112 Dual activity off-shore drilling rig US14891808 2014-05-20 US09834998B2 2017-12-05 Jesper Holck
An offshore drilling rig configured for lowering and/or raising a string of tubular equipment into a subsea borehole. The drilling rig includes a drill deck; a first hoisting system being adapted for raising or lowering a first load carrier along a vertical first hoisting axis, wherein the first hoisting system is supported by a first support structure extending upwardly relative to the drill deck; a second hoisting system being adapted for raising or lowering a second load carrier along a vertical second hoisting axis located apart from the first hoisting axis, wherein the second hoisting system is supported by a second support structure extending upwardly relative to the drill deck; and a joint operations well center on the drill deck. During joint operations, the first and second hoisting axes are preferably located apart from the joint operations well center.
113 Offshore drilling vessel US15123526 2015-02-27 US09796458B2 2017-10-24 Joop Roodenburg; Diederick Bernardus Wijning
An offshore drilling vessel includes a main deck, a moonpool a firing line hoist system having a tower, a BOP transport system and a pivotally supported U-shaped working deck. The U-shaped working deck can be pivoted between an active position, in which it extends in a substantially horizontal direction such that it covers a portion of the moonpool, and a non-active position, in which it extends in a substantially vertical direction such that it provides room for a BOP to be moved by the BOP transport system from a storage position adjacent the moonpool into a launch position above the moonpool, in which launch position the BOP is located between the tower and the working deck.
114 Dual Operation Rig US15356987 2016-11-21 US20170152713A1 2017-06-01 Michael James Dowdy; Frankie Derek Necaise
A dual tower rig includes a hull supported by one or more legs and includes a cantilever assembly coupled to the hull. Dual towers are supported by a skidding system that is coupled to the cantilever assembly. The towers are configured to conduct independent operations and are movable relative to each other and to the hull by the skidding system and the cantilever assembly.
115 Well intervention device and offshore floating installation US14939131 2015-11-12 US09611706B2 2017-04-04 Mitchell Pinckard
Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs) are more susceptible to meteorological conditions such as winds, currents and, most importantly, waves. These meteorological conditions generate a movement of the installation that will inevitably be transferred to some extent to the drilling pipe. A mobile offshore drilling unit can include a rooster box configured to move the rooster box along the height of a derrick to which it is attached. An injector configured to attach to an intervention frame of the rooster box, wherein the injector is configured to be releasably coupled to a conduit The injector configured to be positioned on-axis with the conduit in a first configuration and off-axis with the conduit in a second configuration.
116 OFFSHORE DRILLING SYSTEM, VESSEL AND METHODS US15123553 2015-03-03 US20170074057A1 2017-03-16 Joop ROODENBURG; Diederick Bernardus WIJNING
Offshore drilling system for performing subsea wellbore related activities including a drilling vessel, with a floating hull subjected to heave motion. A main cable heave compensation sheave is provided for heave compensation of a travelling block. A connection cable heave compensation sheave is provided between a connection cable winch and a top sheave assembly supported on the hull of the vessel in or above the moonpool. The main cable heave compensation cable sheave and the connection cable heave compensation sheave are mechanically interconnected so as to allow for synchronous motion thereof.
117 METHOD FOR RISER STRING HANDLING AND AN OFFSHORE DRILLING VESSEL US15123530 2015-03-02 US20170074049A1 2017-03-16 Joop ROODENBURG; Diederick Bernardus WIJNING
A method for riser string handling on an offshore drilling vessel, the offshore drilling vessel including a multiple firing line hoist system, a riser tensioner system arranged in the second firing line, and a suspended riser transfer device. The method including the steps of lowering a riser string in the first firing line, and simultaneously assembling and preparing a riser tensioner system in the second firing line, wherein the riser hang-off assembly displaces the riser string, leaving the top end of the riser string exposed, from the first firing line to the second firing line to be connected to the riser tensioner system.
118 Integral Self-Contained Drillstring Compensator US15087128 2016-03-31 US20160290071A1 2016-10-06 Frederick George Holman; Richard Hancock
An integral self-contained drillstring compensator includes at least one high pressure air cylinder, an accumulator, and a compensating cylinder, which are fluidly coupled to one another. The high pressure air cylinders include a compressible gas that is communicable to the accumulator, which has fluid included therein. The compressible gas provides a pressure on the fluid, thereby allowing the fluid to communicable between the accumulator and the compensating cylinder. The fluid causes a cylinder rod within the compensating cylinder to extend and retract from the compensating cylinder, thereby providing compensation during heaves. The drillstring compensator optionally includes a low pressure air cylinder to store a low pressure compressible fluid that communicates with the compensating cylinder.
119 Low Inertia Direct Drive Drawworks US15159590 2016-05-19 US20160268857A1 2016-09-15 Gary PACE; Kevin R. Williams; James GARAGHTY; Brian ELLIS
A low inertia permanent magnet motor includes a stator and rotor. The rotor includes a generally tubular and hollow rotor body coupled to the shaft of the motor by one or more spokes and/or webs. The permanent magnets of the rotor are coupled to the rotor body. In some embodiments, the low inertia permanent magnet motor may be used to power a drawworks. In some embodiments, the drawworks may be controlled by an active heave compensation controller.
120 SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING DRIVE MEANS, AND DRIVING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SUCH SUPPORT APPARATUS US15028009 2014-10-02 US20160251907A1 2016-09-01 John Graeme Walker
A driving apparatus for driving pipes into the sea bed is disclosed. The driving apparatus has support arms supporting a drill tower for driving pipes into the sea bed, and a body for supporting a plurality of pipes in cassettes. A pipe feeding mechanism feeds pipes to the drill tower and the apparatus is controlled from a vessel located at a sea surface.
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