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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Wellstream International Limited, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GE Oil & Gas UK Limited, Nailsea, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/012 (2013.01); E21B 17/01 (2013.01); E21B 17/015 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for supporting a riser are disclosed. The apparatus includes an anchoring element for anchoring a riser to a fixed structure, and a supporting portion configured to support a section of flexible pipe, the supporting portion having a bearing surface for the section of flexible pipe to bear against to thereby restrain the flexible pipe from upward movement.