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WO2008129292A3
WO2008129292A3 PCT/GB2008/001405 GB2008001405W WO2008129292A3 WO 2008129292 A3 WO2008129292 A3 WO 2008129292A3 GB 2008001405 W GB2008001405 W GB 2008001405W WO 2008129292 A3 WO2008129292 A3 WO 2008129292A3
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gas
oil
storage buffer
unit
mooring
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Michael Joseph Payne
David Collard
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COLUMBUS OIL AND GAS Inc
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COLUMBUS OIL AND GAS Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B22/00—Buoys
    • B63B22/02—Buoys specially adapted for mooring a vessel
    • B63B22/021—Buoys specially adapted for mooring a vessel and for transferring fluids, e.g. liquids
    • B63B22/026—Buoys specially adapted for mooring a vessel and for transferring fluids, e.g. liquids and with means to rotate the vessel around the anchored buoy
    • 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
    • E21B43/0107—Connecting of flow lines to offshore structures
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62C—FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62C3/00—Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places
    • A62C3/07—Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places in vehicles, e.g. in road vehicles
    • A62C3/10—Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places in vehicles, e.g. in road vehicles in ships
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
    • B63B2035/4473—Floating structures supporting industrial plants, such as factories, refineries, or the like

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
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  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Removal Of Floating Material (AREA)
  • Loading And Unloading Of Fuel Tanks Or Ships (AREA)

Abstract

An unmanned floating processing unit for use in the production of oil or gas in marine environments has: mooring means for mooring the unit; separator means for separating gas or water from extracted oil or gas flowing into the unit from a riser; a storage buffer for oil or gas; a coupling whereby the shuttle tanker can offload oil or gas from the storage buffer; and flow control means to slow or shut down extraction of oil and gas responsive to the remaining capacity of the storage buffer. The corresponding method comprises separating gas or water from extracted oil or gas in an unmanned floating processing unit; storing the oil or gas in a storage buffer for subsequent offload; and slowing or shutting down extraction of oil and gas responsive to the remaining capacity of the storage buffer.
PCT/GB2008/001405 2007-04-20 2008-04-21 Improvements relating to oil and gas production Ceased WO2008129292A2 (en)

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GB0707699A GB0707699D0 (en) 2007-04-20 2007-04-20 Improvements relating to oil and gas production
GB0707699.5 2007-04-20

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WO2008129292A3 true WO2008129292A3 (en) 2008-12-11

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US3507238A (en) * 1968-03-26 1970-04-21 Santa Fe Int Corp Semisubmersible oil storage vessel
US3557396A (en) * 1968-11-13 1971-01-26 Mobil Oil Corp Floating storage system with buoymounted separator
US3572278A (en) * 1968-11-27 1971-03-23 Exxon Production Research Co Floating production platform
US3921557A (en) * 1973-03-01 1975-11-25 Shell Oil Co Floating storage unit
EP0130066A2 (en) * 1983-06-27 1985-01-02 Texas Gas Transport Company Method and system for producing natural gas from offshore wells
EP0256177A1 (en) * 1986-08-07 1988-02-24 Fluor Corporation Spar buoy construction having production and oil storage facilities and method of operation
US5297632A (en) * 1990-12-13 1994-03-29 Blandford Joseph W Method and apparatus for production of subsea hydrocarbon formations
WO2002047970A1 (en) * 2000-12-15 2002-06-20 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Low motion semisubmersible floating production system
US6564873B1 (en) * 1996-09-30 2003-05-20 Andrew Peter Tilbrook Apparatus for offshore production of hydrocarbon fluids
US20040240946A1 (en) * 2001-10-22 2004-12-02 Ope Technology, Llc Floating platform with separators and storage tanks for LNG and liquid gas forms of hydrocarbons
WO2007029999A2 (en) * 2005-09-06 2007-03-15 Alpha Perisai Sdn. Bhd. Containerised modular processing system

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US3507238A (en) * 1968-03-26 1970-04-21 Santa Fe Int Corp Semisubmersible oil storage vessel
US3557396A (en) * 1968-11-13 1971-01-26 Mobil Oil Corp Floating storage system with buoymounted separator
US3572278A (en) * 1968-11-27 1971-03-23 Exxon Production Research Co Floating production platform
US3921557A (en) * 1973-03-01 1975-11-25 Shell Oil Co Floating storage unit
EP0130066A2 (en) * 1983-06-27 1985-01-02 Texas Gas Transport Company Method and system for producing natural gas from offshore wells
EP0256177A1 (en) * 1986-08-07 1988-02-24 Fluor Corporation Spar buoy construction having production and oil storage facilities and method of operation
US5297632A (en) * 1990-12-13 1994-03-29 Blandford Joseph W Method and apparatus for production of subsea hydrocarbon formations
US6564873B1 (en) * 1996-09-30 2003-05-20 Andrew Peter Tilbrook Apparatus for offshore production of hydrocarbon fluids
WO2002047970A1 (en) * 2000-12-15 2002-06-20 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Low motion semisubmersible floating production system
US20040240946A1 (en) * 2001-10-22 2004-12-02 Ope Technology, Llc Floating platform with separators and storage tanks for LNG and liquid gas forms of hydrocarbons
WO2007029999A2 (en) * 2005-09-06 2007-03-15 Alpha Perisai Sdn. Bhd. Containerised modular processing system

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