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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2008
Robert Magee Shivers, Iii, Houston, TX (US);
David Trent, Cypress, TX (US);
Daniel H. Longwell, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Magee Shivers, III, Houston, TX (US);
David Trent, Cypress, TX (US);
Daniel H. Longwell, Houston, TX (US);
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for supporting top tension drilling and production risers on a floating vessel using a tensioner assembly above the water line of the vessel. The method can include attaching at least one hydraulic cylinder on a first end to a first position on a floating vessel and on a second end to a tension frame below the first position. The next step of the method can be forming a fluid connection between the at least one hydraulic cylinder and at least one primary accumulator.