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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1976
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1974
Norman A Nelson, Houston, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A modular underwater well platform system comprising a plurality of modular units which are assembled and connected to the underwater floor based on results obtained as drilling of wells progresses and which allows flexibility in the positioning, size, and location of the platform while reducing the expense and time required for manufacturing and construction of the platform. A first guide base is provided connected to the underwater floor by the initial exploratory well pipe and the base includes a plurality of connecting and supporting frames directed outwardly in various directions and having interconnecting elements for allowing interconnection with additional modular guide bases in any of the various directions. After an exploratory well or wells has been drilled through an opening in the first base and when the results of the first wells indicate the location at which the platform is to be constructed, one or more spacer members having first and second ends, the first end of which includes interconnecting elements may be connected to one of the interconnecting elements of one of the frames of the first guide base for extending the base of the platform in the desired direction. One or more additional guide bases may be connected to the second ends of the spacing members and supported from the underwater floor. The platform base can then be extended in any desired direction with the modular components as indicated by the results of further drilling. The interconnecting elements between the guide bases and the spacer members may include vertical telescoping members and locking means. The guide bases may include vertical guide means for coacting with and supporting upper support structures from the guide bases for building up the drilling structure to the desired height.