SHALLOW/INTERMEDIATE WATER MULTIPURPOSE FLOATING PLATFORM FOR ARCTIC ENVIRONMENTS
First Claim
1. ) A floating unit for conducting simultaneous drilling and production, comprising:
- a vessel having a bow end and a stem end, wherein the vessel includes at least two drilling derricks, at least two drilling modules, and at least one production module, all disposed on an upper surface thereof;
at least two marine risers, wherein each marine riser depends from any one or more of the drilling or production modules and extends toward a water bottom;
at least one production turret located on a lower surface of the vessel; and
at least one production riser depending from the production turret, toward a hydrocarbon bearing zone.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for conducting simultaneous drilling and production are provided. The apparatus can include a ship shape floating vessel, wherein the ship shape floating vessel includes at least two drilling derricks, at least two drilling modules, and at least one production module, all situated on the upper surface of the ship shape floating vessel. The drilling modules are adapted for conducting drilling operations; the production module is adapted for conducting production operations. The apparatus can include at least two marine risers, wherein each marine riser depends from a drilling or production module toward a hydrocarbon bearing zone or sea floor and is adapted for conducting drilling and/or production operations; at least one production turret located on the lower surface of the ship shape floating vessel; and at least one production riser, wherein the production riser depends from the production turret, extends toward the sea floor, and is adapted for conducting production operations.
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20 Claims
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1. ) A floating unit for conducting simultaneous drilling and production, comprising:
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a vessel having a bow end and a stem end, wherein the vessel includes at least two drilling derricks, at least two drilling modules, and at least one production module, all disposed on an upper surface thereof; at least two marine risers, wherein each marine riser depends from any one or more of the drilling or production modules and extends toward a water bottom; at least one production turret located on a lower surface of the vessel; and at least one production riser depending from the production turret, toward a hydrocarbon bearing zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. ) A method for conducting simultaneous hydrocarbon drilling and production operations from a floating vessel, comprising:
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conducting drilling and production operations from at least a first derrick and at least a first and second marine riser, wherein the derricks are located on an upper surface of the floating vessel, wherein each marine riser depends from a drilling or production module and extends toward a hydrocarbon bearing zone, wherein the marine risers are adapted to conduct drilling or production operations; and conducting production operations from at least a first production turret and at least a first production riser, wherein the production turret and production riser are located on a lower surface of the floating vessel, the production riser depending from the production turret and extending toward the hydrocarbon bearing zone, wherein the production riser is adapted to conduct production operations. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. ) A floating unit for use in extended operations as a drilling, production, storage and offloading platform, comprising:
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a ship shape floating vessel having a stem end and a bow end; two drilling derricks, two drilling modules, and a production module all situated on the upper surface of the ship shape floating vessel, wherein the drilling modules are adapted for conducting drilling operations, wherein the production module is adapted for conducting production operations; two marine risers each depending from a single drilling or production module and extending from a single drilling derrick, wherein the marine risers are adapted for conducting drilling and/or production operations; a first thruster located at the stem end and a second thruster located at the bow end of the ship shape floating vessel; a main thruster located at the stem end of the ship shape floating vessel; a production turret, including a production riser, located on the bottom surface of the ship shape floating vessel; a vent stack and a crane each located on the upper surface of the ship shape floating vessel; and a hydrocarbon production storage facility located within the ship shape floating vessel.
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