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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Randall W. Nish, Provo, UT (US);
Randy A. Jones, Park City, UT (US);
Metin Karayaka, Houston, TX (US);
Robert G. Schoenberg, Houston, TX (US);
Sudhakar Tallavajhula, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
EDO Corporation, Fiber Science Division, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 1/701 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 1/701 ;
Abstract
A buoyancy system for deep-water risers of a deep water floating platforms includes an ecto-skeleton formed by a plurality of members to withstand lateral and bending loads, and a buoyant vessel disposed in an interior cavity of the ecto-skeleton to resist pressure loads. The member of the ecto-skeleton can include hollow tubular members having hollow interiors with a buoyant material disposed in the hollow interiors of the tubular members.