摘要 |
<p>A RUNNING TOOL (10) FOR USE IN HANDLING CONTROL MODULES ON A SUBSEA PRODUCTION TREE (36). THE RUNNING TOOL (10) IS DEPLOYABLE ON WIRE LINE (28) AND INCLUDES A COLUMN LIKE BODY (18) AND A CONNECTOR (52) ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION TO THE PRODUCTION TREE (36). THE RUNNING TOOL (10) ALSO INCLUDES A HOIST SYSTEM (22) THAT IS SELECTIVELY POSITIONED BY A SWIVELING JIB CRANE (24) FOR HANDLING THE CONTROL MODULES. A REPLACEMENT CONTROL MODULE (30) CAN BE INCLUDED WITH THE RUNNING TOOL (10) WHEN THE TOOL (10) IS DEPLOYED FROM ABOVE THE SEA SURFACE. AFTER THE RUNNING TOOL (10) CONNECTS TO THE PRODUCTION TREE (36), THE JIB CRANE (24) CAN BE POSITIONED FOR ATTACHMENT TO AND REMOVAL OF AN EXISTING CONTROL MODULE (31) ON THE PRODUCTION TREE (36). THE HOIST ASSEMBLY (22) CAN THEN ATTACH TO AND INSTALL THE REPLACEMENT CONTROL MODULE (30) AND CAN BE FURTHER MANIPULATED TO RETRIEVE THE EXISTING CONTROL MODULE (31) AND STOW IT ONTO THE BODY (18).</p> |