| 发明名称 |
RISER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD |
| 摘要 |
A riser assembly and method of providing a riser assembly for transporting production fluids from a location deep under water are disclosed. The riser assembly includes a riser comprising a flexible pipe, the riser having a hang off point which is an end of the riser that in use connects with a floating facility, and a touchdown zone which in use is a section of the riser in the region of where the riser meets the seabed or other fixed structure; and at least one buoyancy element arranged at the touchdown zone or within about 50 m of the touchdown zone of the riser to support the riser in a configuration for accommodating kinetic energy propagating along the riser from the hang off point. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2015144350(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.05.28 |
| 申请号 |
US201314399902 |
申请日期 |
2013.05.08 |
| 申请人 |
GE OIL & GAS UK LIMITED |
发明人 |
Hou Yucheng;Tan Zhimin;Yuan Jiabei;Hill Tricia;Zhang Yanqiu |
| 分类号 |
E21B17/01;E21B19/00 |
主分类号 |
E21B17/01 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A riser assembly for transporting production fluids from a location deep under water, comprising:
a riser comprising a flexible pipe, the riser having a hang off point which is an end of the riser that in use connects with a floating facility, and a touchdown zone which in use is a section of the riser in the region of where the riser meets the seabed or other fixed structure; and at least one buoyancy element arranged at the touchdown zone or within about 50 m of the touchdown zone of the riser to support the riser in a configuration for accommodating kinetic energy propagating along the riser from the hang off point. |
| 地址 |
Nailsea, Bristol GB |
