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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:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2002
Applicant:
Edward E. Horton, Iii, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Edward E. Horton, III, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Deepwater Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B007/132 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one example embodiment, a floating deep draft caisson vessel for drilling and production is provided. The vessel comprises an outer hull, wherein the outer hull has a hollow centerwell. The vessel further comprises a centerwell buoy guided within the centerwell. At least one tendon assembly secures the centerwell buoy to the sea floor and the tendon assembly is attached along essentially the centerline of the centerwell buoy.