Monohull drillship
First Claim
1. A monohull drillship, comprising:
- an elongated hull extending in a length direction of the drillship, said hull being provided with at least one open moon pool arranged to be located at the waterline during use of the drillship,wherein the drillship is arranged for multiple-activity operations or multiple-activity drilling, in such a manner that drilling equipment can be passed through said at least one moon pool at at least two well centers or drill centers, which are spaced apart from each other in at least a direction substantially transverse to the length direction of the hull of the drillship,wherein at least two of the at least two well centers are located at a common moon pool, wherein the common moon pool is a single moon pool or a same one of multiple moon pools,wherein the common moon pool has an elongated design wherein a length direction of the common moon pool is larger than a width direction thereof, and wherein the length direction of the elongated common moon pool is extending in a direction substantially transverse to the length direction of the hull of the drillship.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a monohull drillship (1), comprising an elongated hull (2) extending in the length direction (3) of the drillship. Said hull (2) is provided with at least one open moon pool (4) arranged to be located at the waterline (5) during use of the drillship. The drillship (1) is arranged for multiple-activity operations, e.g. simultaneous drilling and casing handling, in such a manner that drilling equipment can be passed through said at least one moon pool (4) at at least two locations (7, 8), i.e. at at least two so-called well centers, which are spaced apart from each other in at least a direction (6) substantially transverse to the length direction (3) of the hull of the drillship.
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15 Claims
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1. A monohull drillship, comprising:
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an elongated hull extending in a length direction of the drillship, said hull being provided with at least one open moon pool arranged to be located at the waterline during use of the drillship, wherein the drillship is arranged for multiple-activity operations or multiple-activity drilling, in such a manner that drilling equipment can be passed through said at least one moon pool at at least two well centers or drill centers, which are spaced apart from each other in at least a direction substantially transverse to the length direction of the hull of the drillship, wherein at least two of the at least two well centers are located at a common moon pool, wherein the common moon pool is a single moon pool or a same one of multiple moon pools, wherein the common moon pool has an elongated design wherein a length direction of the common moon pool is larger than a width direction thereof, and wherein the length direction of the elongated common moon pool is extending in a direction substantially transverse to the length direction of the hull of the drillship. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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