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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:
May. 07, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis E Calkins, Thibodeaux, LA (US);
Charles E Kindel, Houston, TX (US);
Robin M Converse, Houston, TX (US);
Roger S Osborne, Houston, TX (US);
James A Haney, Houston, TX (US);
Raymond J Serpas, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4051951 ; 405225 ; 166367 ;
Abstract
A fixed, non-compliant, non-floating offshore platform subject to lower wave, wind, current, and rig loadings resulting from a configuration that supports the portion of the well casings that extend from near the seafloor to a deck level above the water surface using tension instead of intermediate lateral supports. Only the smallest one or two well casings among all those that comprise the well casing system are extended back from the seafloor, which further reduces the lateral loadings on the structure.