Marine well containment system and method

摘要

A system and method for rapidly responding to and regaining control of uncontrolled flow from offshore hydrocarbon wells, comprising a subsea containment assembly, optionally including a capture caisson assembly installed around the assembly, riser systems for production of hydrocarbons to capture vessels on the surface of the sea, and modularized subsystems facilitating communication between and fluid flow from the subsea containment assembly through the riser to the capture vessel.

主权项

1. A marine well containment system capable of producing fluids from a marine oil and gas well comprising:
a blowout preventer; a subsea containment assembly connected on top of the blowout preventer and located in substantially close proximity to the seabed; a riser assembly, wherein the riser assembly further comprises a vertical pipe riser and a flexible riser and wherein the riser assembly is connected to the subsea containment assembly; a capture vessel connected to the riser assembly; wherein the capture vessel is capable of receiving fluids produced by the blowout preventer, captured by the subsea containment assembly, piped through the riser assembly to the capture vessel or a combination thereof.