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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2010
James Scott Chitwood, Cypress, TX (US);
David Alex Knoll, Houston, TX (US);
Edward Stephen Piter, Spring, TX (US);
William Michael Pritchett, Houston, TX (US);
Roy Keith Smith, Katy, TX (US);
Wilbert Ray Ulbricht, Katy, TX (US);
James Scott Chitwood, Cypress, TX (US);
David Alex Knoll, Houston, TX (US);
Edward Stephen Piter, Spring, TX (US);
William Michael Pritchett, Houston, TX (US);
Roy Keith Smith, Katy, TX (US);
Wilbert Ray Ulbricht, Katy, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system comprising a floating vessel comprising a deck having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis; a plurality of support structures in an array spaced along the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis; a plurality of lateral support members spanning a lateral distance between adjacent support structures; a plurality of longitudinal support members spanning a longitudinal distance between adjacent support structures; a skid beam resting on the plurality of lateral support members and the plurality of longitudinal support members; and a skid shoe resting on the skid beam.