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Apparatus and method for supporting the free end of a cantilever beam of a cantilevered jack-up rig

  • US 5,248,003 A
  • Filed: 08/23/1991
  • Issued: 09/28/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A mobile marine structure for drilling and receiving wells of a platform situated in a body of water above a seabed, said structure comprising:

  • a floatable hull having at least one beam capable of being extended laterally with respect to said hull;

    at least one leg extending from said hull, said leg being capable of movement up and down with respect to the hull, for supporting the hull on the seabed; and

    means for supporting the beam on the platform when the beam is extended over the platform, said support means including a girder situated on the platform, at least one column extending between the platform and the beam, and means for facilitating motion of the beam relative to the support means.

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