Global Patent Index - EP 4172458 A1

EP 4172458 A1 20230503 - SUBSEA CONTROL, ACTUATOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

Title (en)

SUBSEA CONTROL, ACTUATOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

Title (de)

UNTERWASSERSTEUERUNG, AKTUATOR UND ZUGEHÖRIGE VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

COMMANDE SOUS-MARINE, ACTIONNEUR ET PROCÉDÉS ASSOCIÉS

Publication

EP 4172458 A1 20230503 (EN)

Application

EP 21751499 A 20210628

Priority

  • GB 202009883 A 20200629
  • EP 2021067654 W 20210628

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2596530A] Controlling a subsea actuator associated with a wellhead, comprising deploying a subsea Actuator Electronic Control Module (AECM); connecting the AECM to the subsea actuator; selectively outputting mechanical drive from the AECM and transferring the mechanical rotational drive from the AECM to the subsea actuator via a torque interface. Two subsea actuators may be controlled with a single AECM.

IPC 8 full level

E21B 33/035 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

E21B 33/035 (2013.01 - GB); E21B 33/0355 (2013.01 - EP); E21B 2200/03 (2020.05 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2022002835A1

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 202009883 D0 20200812; GB 2596530 A 20220105; GB 2596530 B 20221207; BR 112022026643 A2 20230124; EP 4172458 A1 20230503; WO 2022002835 A1 20220106

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 202009883 A 20200629; BR 112022026643 A 20210628; EP 2021067654 W 20210628; EP 21751499 A 20210628