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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
May. 09, 2011
Applicant:
John Michael Ward, Katy, TX (US);
Inventor:
John Michael Ward, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
SHELL OIL COMPANY, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method of exploiting an offshore oil and gas reservoir, comprising installing a drilling structure in a body of water; drilling a plurality of wells from the drilling structure; and providing a plurality of buoyant, flexible structures adjacent to the well.