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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:
Jun. 18, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
William C Parks, Katy, TX (US);
Walter S Going, III, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Sonsub, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166339 ; 166358 ; 166366 ; 175-7 ; 405203 ; 405227 ;
Abstract
An improved subsea template system. A drilling template is adapted to rest on the seafloor. The drilling template includes at least one conductor guide through which a well is drilled. An alignment structure is attached to the top of the conductor guide and fits within a conductor guide of a production template. The production template includes at least one conductor guide more than the drilling template. Once engaged, the alignment sleeve serves to coaxially align the conductor guide of the drilling template with a corresponding conductor guide of the production template.