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 locations, the at least two locations being at least two well centres or drill centres, which are spaced apart from each other in at least 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 centres, 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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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 locations, the at least two locations being at least two well centres or drill centres, which are spaced apart from each other in at least 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, 16, 17)
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