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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1984
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
R Leroy Grimsley, Ponca City, OK (US);
Len J Gawel, Ponca City, OK (US);
Assignee:
Conoco Inc., Ponca City, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
405224 ; 114265 ; 405195 ; 405203 ; 405210 ;
Abstract
Tethered or bottom-ballasted offshore platforms preferably have a pyramidal configuration. Struts connect the apexes of a polyhedron configuration to form a triangle defining each face. The pyramidal configuration can be ballasted to the bottom in relatively shallow water. A hexadron configuration can be tethered in deep water with tension members and flotation members.