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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:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2003
Applicant:
David Martin Smith, Bristol, GB;
Inventor:
David Martin Smith, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Vetco Gray Controls Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 29/12 (2006.01); E21B 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for use in controlling and/or testing an underwater hydrocarbon production system, has a number of control modules for controlling well trees. The control modules are provided, not at the trees, but at a control center for location underwater. The trees are in communication with associated ones of the control modules.