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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Ensco International Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ensco International Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/12 (2006.01); E21B 17/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/123 (2013.01); E21B 17/017 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques and systems to reduce deflection of a riser extending from an offshore platform. The riser may include a flow guide. The flow guide may receive a fluid. The flow guide may also include one or more outlets that are configured to transmit the fluid. This transmission of the fluid by the one or more outlets may counteract currents or other factors to mitigate deflection in the riser.