Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Offshore structure with self-install, self-level and self-pile capabilities
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Application No.: US15308963Application Date: 2015-05-06
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Publication No.: US09890509B2Publication Date: 2018-02-13
- Inventor: Peter Haigh
- Applicant: Renewable Hydrocarbons Ltd.
- Applicant Address: GB
- Assignee: RENEWABLE HYDROCARBONS LTD.
- Current Assignee: RENEWABLE HYDROCARBONS LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: GB
- Agency: The Belles Group, P.C.
- Priority: GB1407991.7 20140506
- International Application: PCT/GB2015/051332 WO 20150506
- International Announcement: WO2015/170098 WO 20151112
- Main IPC: E02D7/00
- IPC: E02D7/00 ; E02B17/02 ; F03B13/00 ; F03D13/20 ; E02D5/22 ; E02D7/20 ; F03B13/26 ; H02K7/18 ; E02B17/00

Abstract:
A offshore structure (10) comprising a tube (12) having a longitudinal axis (32) and comprising an open-ended lower end (22) whose peripheral edge (24) is adapted to cut into the sea bed (14) as the offshore structure (10) is driven into it, the offshore structure (10) comprising: a plurality of stabilisers (18) each comprising a main body portion forming a hollow interior volume (23) and having an open lower end (22) whose peripheral edge (24) is adapted, in use, to cut into the sea bed (14), whereby in use, a trapped volume of fluids is retained in the hollow interior volume between the main body portion and the sea bed (14), each stabiliser (18) further comprising an outlet (34) communicating with its respective hollow interior volume (23) and a control means (36) to control, in use, the egress of the trapped volume of fluids from the hollow interior volume (23) of each respective stabiliser (18), and wherein the geometric centres of the hollow interior volumes (23) of the stabilisers (18) are radially offset (44) from the longitudinal axis (32) of the offshore structure (10).
Public/Granted literature
- US20170058474A1 OFFSHORE STRUCTURE WITH SELF-INSTALL, SELF-LEVEL AND SELF-PILE CAPABILITIES Public/Granted day:2017-03-02
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