MODULAR OFFSHORE PLATFORMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE
First Claim
1. A modular offshore platform system comprising:
- a first platform portion configured to be individually transported to an offshore location, the first platform portion having a first interior surface and a first inclined face configured to be partially submerged in water at the offshore location;
a second platform portion attached to the first platform portion, wherein the second platform portion is configured to be individually transported to the offshore location and assembled with the first platform portion at the offshore location, wherein the second platform portion includes a second interior surface and a second inclined face configured to be partially submerged in the water, and wherein when the first platform portion is attached to the second platform portion the first interior surface is connected to the second interior surface and the first and second inclined faces form at least a portion of an outer wall extending peripherally around the platform system that is configured to at least partially deflect water and/or ice; and
a plurality of anchor pile sleeves configured to receive corresponding anchor piles extending at least partially through the first and second platform portions, wherein the anchor pile sleeves are coupled to the first and second platform portions and the anchor piles are configured to be coupled to a seafloor at the offshore location.
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Abstract
Modular offshore platform systems and associated methods of transport and assembly are disclosed herein. A method of transporting a modular offshore platform to an offshore location in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure includes transporting towing a first platform portion of the offshore platform to an offshore location and transporting a second platform portion of the offshore platform to the offshore location separately from the first platform portion. The method further includes attaching the second platform portion to the first platform portion at the offshore location, and anchoring at least one of the first and second platform portions to a sea floor at the offshore location.
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1. A modular offshore platform system comprising:
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a first platform portion configured to be individually transported to an offshore location, the first platform portion having a first interior surface and a first inclined face configured to be partially submerged in water at the offshore location; a second platform portion attached to the first platform portion, wherein the second platform portion is configured to be individually transported to the offshore location and assembled with the first platform portion at the offshore location, wherein the second platform portion includes a second interior surface and a second inclined face configured to be partially submerged in the water, and wherein when the first platform portion is attached to the second platform portion the first interior surface is connected to the second interior surface and the first and second inclined faces form at least a portion of an outer wall extending peripherally around the platform system that is configured to at least partially deflect water and/or ice; and a plurality of anchor pile sleeves configured to receive corresponding anchor piles extending at least partially through the first and second platform portions, wherein the anchor pile sleeves are coupled to the first and second platform portions and the anchor piles are configured to be coupled to a seafloor at the offshore location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of assembling an offshore platform at an offshore location, the method comprising:
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transporting a first platform portion of the offshore platform to the offshore location, wherein the first portion includes a first interior surface and a first inclined face that is configured to be partially submerged in water at the offshore location; transporting a second platform portion of the offshore platform to the offshore location, wherein the second platform portion is transported individually from the first platform portion, and wherein the second platform portion includes a second interior surface and a second inclined face that is configured to be partially submerged in the water; and attaching the first interior surface of the first platform to the second interior surface of the second platform portion at the offshore location, wherein the attached first and second platform portions are configured to form a base of the offshore platform, and wherein when the first platform portion is attached to the second platform portion the first and second inclined faces form at least a portion of an outer wall extending peripherally around the base. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of transporting a modular offshore platform to an offshore location, the method comprising:
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towing a first platform section of the offshore platform to the offshore location; towing a second platform section of the offshore platform to the offshore location; attaching the second platform section to the first platform section at the offshore location; and anchoring at least one of the first and second platform sections to a sea floor at the offshore location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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