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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2008
Applicants:
Robert Magee Shivers, Iii, Houston, TX (US);
David Trent, Cypress, TX (US);
Daniel H. Longwell, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Robert Magee Shivers, III, Houston, TX (US);
David Trent, Cypress, TX (US);
Daniel H. Longwell, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 29/12 (2006.01); E21B 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A floating vessel for supporting top tension drilling and production risers having a hull and an operation deck disposed on top of the hull. A tensioner assembly for moveably carrying a conductor that communicates from a wellhead to a piece of well access equipment. The well access equipment is connected to the floating vessel. The tensioner assembly is supported by the floating vessel.