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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas B. Heyward, Houston, TX (US);
John Rodney Hensely, Katy, TX (US);
Evan P. Graybill, Houston, TX (US);
Andrew Boyd, Houston, TX (US);
Kalyan Vajapeyajula, Houston, TX (US);
Andreas Stamatiou, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Thomas B. Heyward, Houston, TX (US);
John Rodney Hensely, Katy, TX (US);
Evan P. Graybill, Houston, TX (US);
Andrew Boyd, Houston, TX (US);
Kalyan Vajapeyajula, Houston, TX (US);
Andreas Stamatiou, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/16 (2006.01); E21B 17/01 (2006.01); E21B 19/06 (2006.01); E21B 31/12 (2006.01); E21B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for connecting an umbilical to a marine riser is provided. The method and apparatus can be employed in instances when a riser is already in place in the water, extending from a drilling vessel to subsea equipment on the ocean floor.