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GB2620068B - Subsea wellhead systems and methods - Google Patents

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GB2620068B
GB2620068B GB2315403.2A GB202315403A GB2620068B GB 2620068 B GB2620068 B GB 2620068B GB 202315403 A GB202315403 A GB 202315403A GB 2620068 B GB2620068 B GB 2620068B
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subsea wellhead
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Barfod Schüller Rolf
Pedersen Martin
Helgen Martin
Spalder Brynjulf
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    • 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
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
    • E21B33/03—Well heads; Setting-up thereof
    • E21B33/06—Blow-out preventers, i.e. apparatus closing around a drill pipe, e.g. annular blow-out preventers
    • E21B33/064—Blow-out preventers, i.e. apparatus closing around a drill pipe, e.g. annular blow-out preventers specially adapted for underwater well heads
    • 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
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/08—Underwater guide bases, e.g. drilling templates; Levelling thereof
    • 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
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/0007—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00 for 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
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
    • E21B33/03—Well heads; Setting-up thereof
    • E21B33/035—Well heads; Setting-up thereof specially adapted for 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
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • 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
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/10—Guide posts, e.g. releasable; Attaching guide lines to underwater guide bases

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  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
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GB2315403.2A 2019-11-07 2020-11-06 Subsea wellhead systems and methods Active GB2620068B (en)

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GB1916208.0A GB2589078A (en) 2019-11-07 2019-11-07 Subsea wellhead systems and methods
GB1916201.5A GB2589075A (en) 2019-11-07 2019-11-07 Subsea wellhead systems and methods
GB1916204.9A GB2589076A (en) 2019-11-07 2019-11-07 Subsea wellhead systems and methods
GB1916206.4A GB2589077A (en) 2019-11-07 2019-11-07 Subsea wellhead systems and methods
GB2208317.4A GB2613215B (en) 2019-11-07 2020-11-06 Subsea wellhead assemblies

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GB2307680.5A Active GB2615935B (en) 2019-11-07 2020-11-06 Subsea wellhead assemblies
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GB2208184.8A Active GB2605076B (en) 2019-11-07 2020-11-06 Subsea wellhead assembly

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