GB2565663B - Method and apparatus for access and remediation of hydrocarbon storage tanks - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for access and remediation of hydrocarbon storage tanks

Info

Publication number: GB2565663B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: remediation; access; storage tanks; hydrocarbon storage; hydrocarbon
Prior art date: 2014-08-25
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

GB1816161.2A

Other versions

GB2565663A (en

Inventor

Donald Ian

Reid John

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Enpro Subsea Ltd

Original Assignee

Enpro Subsea Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2014-08-25

Filing date

2015-08-25

Publication date

2019-05-15

2015-08-25 Application filed by Enpro Subsea Ltd filed Critical Enpro Subsea Ltd

2019-02-20 Publication of GB2565663A publication Critical patent/GB2565663A/en

2019-05-15 Application granted granted Critical

2019-05-15 Publication of GB2565663B publication Critical patent/GB2565663B/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2035-08-25 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/01—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells specially adapted for obtaining from underwater installations
- E21B43/0122—Collecting oil or the like from a submerged leakage
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
- B63C7/00—Salvaging of disabled, stranded, or sunken vessels; Salvaging of vessel parts or furnishings, e.g. of safes; Salvaging of other underwater objects
- B63C7/006—Emptying the contents of sunken, stranded, or disabled vessels, e.g. by engaging the vessel; Underwater collecting of buoyant contents, such as liquid, particulate or gaseous contents, escaping from sunken vessels, e.g. using funnels, or tents for recovery of escaping hydrocarbons
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/01—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells specially adapted for obtaining from underwater installations
- E21B43/0107—Connecting of flow lines to offshore structures
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D88/00—Large containers
- B65D88/78—Large containers for use in or under water
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/01—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells specially adapted for obtaining from underwater installations
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/01—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells specially adapted for obtaining from underwater installations
- E21B43/017—Production satellite stations, i.e. underwater installations comprising a plurality of satellite well heads connected to a central station
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
- E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
- E02B2017/0056—Platforms with supporting legs
- E02B2017/0069—Gravity structures
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
- E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
- E02B2017/0056—Platforms with supporting legs
- E02B2017/0073—Details of sea bottom engaging footing
- E02B2017/0086—Large footings connecting several legs or serving as a reservoir for the storage of oil or gas

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Geology (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
Earth Drilling (AREA)
Processing Of Stones Or Stones Resemblance Materials (AREA)

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Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GBGB1415031.2A GB201415031D0 (en)	2014-08-25	2014-08-25	Method and apparatus for access and remediation of hydrocarbon storage tanks
GB1709942.5A GB2552887B (en)	2014-08-25	2015-08-25	A valve manifold apparatus and method for a hydrocarbon storage cell

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB2565663A GB2565663A (en)	2019-02-20
GB2565663B true GB2565663B (en)	2019-05-15

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GBGB1415031.2A Ceased GB201415031D0 (en)	2014-08-25	2014-08-25	Method and apparatus for access and remediation of hydrocarbon storage tanks
GB1515083.2A Active GB2533986B8 (en)	2014-08-25	2015-08-25	Method and apparatus for access and remediation of hydrocarbon storage tanks
GB1816161.2A Active GB2565663B (en)	2014-08-25	2015-08-25	Method and apparatus for access and remediation of hydrocarbon storage tanks
GB1709942.5A Active GB2552887B (en)	2014-08-25	2015-08-25	A valve manifold apparatus and method for a hydrocarbon storage cell

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Family Applications After (1)

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GB1709942.5A Active GB2552887B (en)	2014-08-25	2015-08-25	A valve manifold apparatus and method for a hydrocarbon storage cell

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EP (2)	EP3186472B8 (en)
CA (1)	CA2959106C (en)
DK (1)	DK3828376T3 (en)
GB (4)	GB201415031D0 (en)
WO (1)	WO2016030670A2 (en)

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GB2533986B (en)	2017-09-13
GB2552887B (en)	2018-12-19
DK3828376T3 (en)	2025-01-13
EP3828376A1 (en)	2021-06-02
GB201415031D0 (en)	2014-10-08
GB201709942D0 (en)	2017-08-02
GB2533986A (en)	2016-07-13
EP3186472A2 (en)	2017-07-05
WO2016030670A3 (en)	2016-06-16
CA2959106C (en)	2023-02-21
GB2533986B8 (en)	2017-10-25
CA2959106A1 (en)	2016-03-03
EP3828376B1 (en)	2024-12-11
WO2016030670A2 (en)	2016-03-03
EP3186472B1 (en)	2021-10-27
EP3186472B8 (en)	2021-12-01
GB2565663A (en)	2019-02-20
GB201515083D0 (en)	2015-10-07
GB2552887A (en)	2018-02-14

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