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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2015
Applicant:
GE Oil & Gas Uk Limited, Nailsea, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Yanqiu Zhang, Houston, TX (US);
Zhimin Tan, Katy, TX (US);
Yucheng Hou, Katy, TX (US);
Jiabei Yuan, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
GE Oil & Gas UK Limited, Nailsea, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/24 (2006.01); F16L 1/235 (2006.01); F16L 1/14 (2006.01); F16L 1/20 (2006.01); E21B 17/01 (2006.01); F16L 1/19 (2006.01); F16L 1/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/235 (2013.01); E21B 17/012 (2013.01); E21B 17/015 (2013.01); F16L 1/14 (2013.01); F16L 1/15 (2013.01); F16L 1/19 (2013.01); F16L 1/20 (2013.01); F16L 1/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A riser assembly and method of supporting a riser assembly are disclosed. The riser assembly includes a riser; at least one buoyancy compensating element attached to the riser; and at least one damped biasing element for controlling movement of the riser about a neutral position with respect to an adjacent underwater structure. The biasing element is directly or indirectly connected to the riser and is directly or indirectly connectable to the adjacent underwater structure.