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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 1990
Filed:
May. 22, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
James W Turner, Houston, TX (US);
M Sidney Glasscock, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Production Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
405195 ; 166350 ; 175-7 ; 405203 ;
Abstract
An independent modular structure for providing lateral support for the well conductors of an offshore well platform and a method for designing and using such structure are disclosed. The modular structure can be inserted into a void in the jacket of the well platform. The vertical spacing between adjacent support points on the modular structure is determined by the lateral support requirements of the well conductors. Accordingly, the design of the platform jacket may be optimized without consideration of the lateral support requirements of the well conductors.