Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Riser protection structures
- Patent Title (中): 立管保护结构
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Application No.: US13767884Application Date: 2013-02-15
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Publication No.: US08967914B2Publication Date: 2015-03-03
- Inventor: Kok Seng Foo , Michael John Perry , Quah Chin Kau Matthew , Cynthia Wang , Randall Scott Shafer , Peter Noble , Dominic P. Berta
- Applicant: Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre Pte Ltd , ConocoPhillips Company
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore US TX Houston
- Assignee: Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre,Pte Ltd/ConocoPhillips Company
- Current Assignee: Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre,Pte Ltd/ConocoPhillips Company
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore US TX Houston
- Agency: Pyprus Pte Ltd
- Main IPC: E02B17/08
- IPC: E02B17/08 ; E21B17/01 ; E02D5/22 ; E02B17/00

Abstract:
The present invention provides a riser protection structure being suitable to be employed in a Jackup rig. The riser protection structure comprises a plurality of piles, an upper module, wherein the upper module comprises a main protection tubing for receiving a riser, a plurality of sleeves to be installed over the plurality of piles, and a connecting network; wherein the plurality of sleeves are disposed around the main protection tubing; and wherein the main protection tubing and the plurality of sleeves are connected together by the connecting network, and a lower module, wherein the lower module comprises a plurality of tubular guides for guiding and later fixing the piles and a connecting structure, wherein the plurality of piles are securely disposed into the seabed for providing the requisite support for the upper and lower modules when they are assembled.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130230357A1 Riser Protection Structures Public/Granted day:2013-09-05
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