Mobile Oil Platform and Method of Hose Management Therefor

摘要

A mobile oil platform has a vessel for holding oil, a subsea hose connected to a subsea well, a pump mounted on the vessel for detachably connecting to the subsea hose and one or more floats connected to the subsea hose by cables, wherein the hose is connected to the vessel, and when detached the floats hold the hose in the water. A method of hose management is described, having the steps of retrieving one or more floats connected to a hose by cables, pulling the cables from the sea to retrieve the hose, and connecting the hose to a platform. The hose may be disconnected and dropped in the water wherein a float marks a hose position. Further, probes may be deployed to suck the oil/water mixture into a separator.

主权项

1. A mobile oil platform, comprising:
a. a vessel in a body of water for holding oil; b. a subsea hose connected to a subsea well; c. a pump mounted on the vessel for detachably connecting to the subsea hose and for pumping oil into the vessel; d. one or more floats connected to the subsea hose by cables for holding the end of the subsea hose wherein the subsea hose is detachably connected to the vessel and when full, the vessel detaches from the hose such that the floats hold the hose in the body of water, and the full vessel is replaceable by an empty vessel.