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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Ensco International Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Van Van Vu, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Ensco International Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/00 (2006.01); E21B 17/02 (2006.01); E21B 17/04 (2006.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01); B63B 1/10 (2006.01); B63B 1/04 (2006.01); B63B 39/00 (2006.01); B63B 1/12 (2006.01); B63B 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/4413 (2013.01); B63B 1/048 (2013.01); B63B 1/107 (2013.01); B63B 39/00 (2013.01); B63B 2001/044 (2013.01); B63B 2001/128 (2013.01); B63B 2001/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques and systems to reduce movement of at least one portion of an offshore platform. One portion of the offshore platform can provide a connection to a seafloor. A second portion of the offshore platform provides a lateral force to the first portion of the offshore platform while allowing for vertical movement between the first portion and the second portion of the offshore platform.