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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2010
Applicant:
Stephen P. Fenton, Balmedie, GB;
Inventor:
Stephen P. Fenton, Balmedie, GB;
Assignee:
Vetco Gray Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An emergency riser disconnection system for disconnecting a riser from a subsea installation having disconnect actuators and a signal and power circuit for controlling the actuators. The signal and power circuit is made up of an umbilical with signal lines and hydraulic lines. At an umbilical termination, the signal and hydraulic lines exit the umbilical and can be routed separately to the disconnect actuators. The umbilical termination is disposed above the uppermost break away point on the riser and can be recovered after the riser is disconnected.