EP 2709899 A1 20140326 - A BUOYANCY ELEMENT, RISER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A BUOYANCY ELEMENT AND A METHOD OF SUPPORTING A RISER
Title (en)
A BUOYANCY ELEMENT, RISER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A BUOYANCY ELEMENT AND A METHOD OF SUPPORTING A RISER
Title (de)
AUFTRIEBSELEMENT, STEIGLEITUNGSANORDNUNG MIT EINEM AUFTRIEBSELEMENT UND VERFAHREN ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG EINES STEIGROHRES
Title (fr)
ÉLÉMENT DE FLOTTAISON, ENSEMBLE COLONNE MONTANTE COMPRENANT UN ÉLÉMENT DE FLOTTAISON ET PROCÉDÉ DE SOUTIEN D'UNE COLONNE MONTANTE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201161488074 P 20110519
- GB 2012050901 W 20120424
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2012156681A1] A buoyancy element, riser assembly including a buoyancy element and a method of supporting a riser are disclosed. The buoyancy element (400) includes a body (402) of at least partly flexible structure having a volume that is adjustable between an expanded and contracted position, and an entry port (404) for fluid to be supplied to and/or removed from the body to thereby adjust the volume of the body.
IPC 8 full level
B63B 22/18 (2006.01); E21B 17/01 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B63B 22/18 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 22/20 (2013.01 - US); E21B 17/012 (2013.01 - US); E21B 17/015 (2013.01 - EP US); F16L 1/24 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2012156681A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2012156681 A1 20121122; AU 2012257618 A1 20140109; BR 112013029419 A2 20170131; CN 103619699 A 20140305; EP 2709899 A1 20140326; US 2014199124 A1 20140717
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 2012050901 W 20120424; AU 2012257618 A 20120424; BR 112013029419 A 20120424; CN 201280024329 A 20120424; EP 12717462 A 20120424; US 201214116307 A 20120424