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SELF-ELEVATING DRILLING UNIT

  • US 20020159840A1
  • Filed: 04/27/2001
  • Published: 10/31/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A self-elevating drilling unit for offshore operations, comprising:

  • a jack-up platform having a central axis extending from front to aft of the platform;

    a pair of cantilever assemblies supported by the platform, each of said cantilever assemblies independently movable in a first direction substantially parallel to the central axis of the platform and a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and

    a means for securing said cantilever assemblies on the platform, said securing means extending above said cantilever assemblies, said securing means being fixedly connected to said platform.

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