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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Brent Cox, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Brent Cox, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
TRENDSETTER ENGINEERING, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/038 (2006.01); E02D 27/52 (2006.01); E21B 33/03 (2006.01); E21B 33/064 (2006.01); E21B 41/04 (2006.01); B63B 21/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/038 (2013.01); E02D 27/525 (2013.01); B63B 21/502 (2013.01); B63B 21/50 (2013.01); E21B 33/03 (2013.01); E21B 33/064 (2013.01); E21B 41/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of protecting an integrity of a wellhead includes the steps of affixing a subsea structure to the wellhead, installing a plurality of piles into the subsea floor adjacent the wellhead, extending lines between the subsea structure and the piles, and tensioning the lines such that each of the lines applies tension to the subsea structure. The plurality of lines are secured to an upper portion of the subsea structure. The tensioning mechanism has a tensioning cylinder having a ratchet rod extending therefrom. The ratchet rod is connected to either the line, the pile or the subsea structure.