Arctic platform method
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1. A method of supporting a platform section for above the surface of the earth comprising:
- landing said platform section a distance above said surface of said earth on one or more first supports depending from said platform,drilling one or more holes in the earth,inserting one or more second supports into said holes,placing a filler material between said one or more holes and said one or more second supports, andallowing said filler materials to solidify.
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A method of supporting a double hull platform section above the surface of the earth for the exploration of oil, gas, or hydrate reserves comprising lowering a platform to a distance above the surface of the earth, engaging a first set of supports with the surface of the earth, drilling holes in the earth, inserting a second set of supports in the drilled holes, adding a slurry in to the drilled holes, allowing the slurry to freeze to support the platform, and disengaging said first set of supports from the earth.
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1. A method of supporting a platform section for above the surface of the earth comprising:
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landing said platform section a distance above said surface of said earth on one or more first supports depending from said platform, drilling one or more holes in the earth, inserting one or more second supports into said holes, placing a filler material between said one or more holes and said one or more second supports, and allowing said filler materials to solidify. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of supporting a platform section above the surface of the earth for the exploration of oil, gas, or hydrate reserves comprising:
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lowering a platform to a distance above the surface of the earth, engaging a first set of supports depending from said platform with the surface of the earth, drilling holes in the earth, inserting a second set of supports in the drilled holes, adding a slurry in to the drilled holes, and allowing the slurry to freeze to support the platform. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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