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7578349 Lightweight and compact subsea intervention package and method  
The present invention discloses apparatus and methods for a lightweight subsea intervention package that may be installed using vessels with a smaller lifting capacity than semi-submersible...
7389817 Riser control device  
A riser control device, particularly designed to be used in connection with spool or horizontal production trees ( 12 ) for wells in sub-sea oil and gas installations. Within a housing ( 1,2 ) of...
7325612 One-trip cut-to-release apparatus and method  
Apparatuses and methods allow a downhole anchor device to be cut, released, and retrieved using a single one-trip cutter and removal assembly. The assembly preferably includes a cutter head...
7225873 Coiled tubing cutter  
A cutting module to sever a tubing in a well includes a piston and shear blade. The piston includes at least two moveable telescoping elements, which are adapted to expand the first piston from a...
7178598 Device for a hydraulic cutting tool  
A device for a hydraulic cutting tool ( 30 ) for cutting of at least one pipe ( 16, 18, 20 ) or tubular object beneath a water floor ( 10 ), wherein the cutting is carried out from a surface...
7090019 Casing cutter  
A subsea well casing cutting tool for use as part of a well abandonment procedure, the casing cutting tool deployable from a vessel located at a water surface, where in certain embodiments the...
7036599 Method and apparatus for cutting underwater structures  
A method for the cutting of underwater structures below the level of the sea bottom on which they are installed, comprises determining an ideal plane of cutting, having considered the...
6926085 Safety system for underwater cutting  
Apparatus for a method of cutting pipes underwater comprising jetting a jacket down over the pipe, blowing mud out from between the pipe and the jacket so the annulus between the pipe and the...
6834721 System for disconnecting coiled tubing  
A disconnect system for coiled tubing. A first end of the coiled tubing is disconnected from a second end of the coiled tubing by holding the coiled tubing in a stationary position at a first and a...
6679328 Reverse section milling method and apparatus  
A method and apparatus for milling a section of casing in an upward direction, utilizing a downhole hydraulic thrusting mechanism for pulling a section mill upwardly. A downhole motor and torque...
6629565 Abandonment and retrieval apparatus and method  
A well abandonment process for cutting and retrieving an offshore well casing, the process comprising: making a trip to the well wherein all of the following steps are performed, the steps...
6601650 Method and apparatus for replacing BOP with gate valve  
The present invention discloses apparatus and methods for replacing a BOP with a gate valve to thereby save space, initial costs, and maintenance costs that is especially beneficial for use in...
6554073 Method and apparatus for removing wellhead assemblies  
A method of cutting a well casing located beneath a subsea wellhead wherein a cutting assembly is made and lowered into an operative position. A mounting device is secured to the wellhead and the...
6439313 Downhole machining of well completion equipment  
A method of machining a workpiece in a subterranean wellbore comprises the steps of: (a) providing a workpiece that comprises (1) a first section that comprises a first material, and (2) a second...
6357528 One-trip casing cutting & removal apparatus  
A one-trip system for removing casing from a wellhead is described. The string includes a cutting device spaced at the required depth and a grappling device above it at the appropriate location. A...
6330919 Method of removing wellhead assemblies and cutting assembly for use therein  
A method of cutting a well casing located beneath a subsea wellhead wherein a cutting assembly is made and lowered into an operative position. A mounting device is secured to the wellhead and the...
6145594 Gate valve for subsea completion system  
A caisson gate valve (10) fitting within an outer casing (12) extending downwardly from a subsea wellhead below the sea floor is disclosed. The gate valve (10) includes a valve body or block (14)...
6056049 Wellhead retrieving tool  
A wellhead retrieval tool is disclosed which is adaptable to a variety of configurations of wellheads. The tool comprises a spear through which a rotary cutter can operate. The tool can be...
5979943 Shearable completion riser joint  
The present invention refers to a completion riser joint (1) shearing by the shear ram of the blow-out preventer (BOP) (2), to be coupled, at its lower part, to the column hoist running tool and,...
RE35542 Pipe bursting and replacement method  
Tool for slitting and laterally expanding underground steel gas mains and inserting replacement plastic piping into the spread apart pipeline has a forward end cylindrical portion mounting a...
5525010 Method and apparatus for severing tubular members  
A method and apparatus for severing tubular members below a mud line. The mud is evacuated from the target area of the tubular member and the apparatus is lowered through the inner opening of the...
5318115 Casing cutting and retrieving tool  
A casing cutting and retrieving tool is described which includes a grapple device (2) for mechanically gripping casing to be retrieved. A mud motor having upper and lower stators (70, 73) and a...
5303776 Device for a down-hole assembly  
A wireline conveyable device for a fluid operable borehole tubing assembly comprising a tubular body having a first end intended to form the upper end when in the borehole and a second open end...
5238069 System for preventing cutting gas explosion during subterranean pipe cutting operations  
An apparatus and system designed to prevent cutting gas buildup and explosion of same during the cutting of underwater abandoned wellheads and the like. The present system as configured is...
4987956 Apparatus for use in drilling a well at an offshore location  
Apparatus is disclosed for use in drilling an offshore well wherein a drill string suspended from a drill ship for extension within a riser pipe, lower marine riser package and subsea wellhead...
4909320 Detonation assembly for explosive wellhead severing system  
A detonation assembly for an explosive wellhead severing system which employs a battery pack lowerable through a drill string to engage and power the detonation assembly positioned within the well...
4789268 Device and method for removing irregularities in or enlarging an underground duct  
A device for removing irregularities in or enlarging a buried duct comprises a cylindrical housing corresponding approximately in diameter to the required diameter of the duct, an expandable shell...
4703802 Cutting and recovery tool  
A cutting and recovery tool for a well-head, having a housing which is adapted to engage with a side wall of the well-head to lock them together, and a mandrel extending through the housing and...
4528910 Apparatus for cutting a submerged tube by means of a pyrotechnic charge  
Apparatus for the pyrotechnic cutting of a submerged tube. The apparatus, which is introduced into the tube, comprises in a conventional manner a chassis on which is mounted a support for a...
4323117 Method and means for emergency shearing and sealing of well casing  
Natural gas deposits vented by oil or gas wells may pressurize a well beyond the capacity of installed apparatus to contain damage in the event of equipment failure, blow-out, or fire with the...
4215749 Gate valve for shearing workover lines to permit shutting in of a well  
A gate valve which is mounted on a wellhead assembly and which may be closed to shear off workover lines, macaroni tubing and other suspension members so as to quickly shut in a well under...
4191255 Method and apparatus for cutting and pulling tubular and associated well equipment submerged in a water covered area  
A method and apparatus for cutting and recovering tubular and associated well equipment submerged in a water covered area including the steps of lowering a well string including a cutting tool, a...
4181196 Method and apparatus for recovery of subsea well equipment  
Method and apparatus are disclosed for recovering submerged equipment, such as a guide base and wellhead used in offshore well operations. A recovery tool, which includes an elongated member...
3983936 Method of and apparatus for cutting and recovering of submarine surface casing  
The method of and apparatus for cutting and recovering submarine surface casing and associated equipment on the ocean floor included the steps of lowering a string into the surface casing which...
3870098 Remotely controllable subterranean oil well valve  
An oil/gas well flow control apparatus adapted for placement below ground is capable of sealing the well pipe in the event of a fire or blowout. A pipe shearing means is positioned so as to extend...
3782459 METHOD FOR CUTTING AND RETRIEVING PIPE FROM A FLOATING DRILL SHIP  
A method and apparatus for cutting and retrieving a well pipe (having connecting collars and disposed within a well bore) from a floating drill ship utilizing a drill string, slack joint, downhole...
3766978 REMOTE CONTROLLED OIL WELL PIPE SHEAR AND SHUT-OFF APPARATUS  
In an offshore oil well production system including a surface platform, a submerged wellhead, and a pipe string interconnecting the wellhead and platform, the provision of a pipe shear and shut-off...
3720260 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN OFFSHORE WELL  
An improved system and method for bringing uncontrolled offshore wells under control is disclosed and includes subsurface bifurcated equipment for attachment to the pipe strings. The equipment...
3664423 TIE-BACK SYSTEM FOR UNDERWATER COMPLETION  
The tie-back collar of an inner casing is provided with a protector sleeve which is sealed in place and supported against rotation. To temporarily abandon the well after the annulus between the...
3489211 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARTING SUBSURFACE WELL CASING FROM FLOATING DRILLING VESSELS  
3461958 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF PREVENTER STACKS IN OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS WELLS  
3387459 Self-adjusting tripod structure for supporting an underwater well conductor pipe  
3378072 Method and apparatus for severing well casing in a submarine environment  
3376927 Pipe cutting apparatus and methods  
3338305 Method and apparatus for cutting casing in underwater installations  
3336976 Wellhead constructions  
3330339 Method of removing a wellhead assembly from the ocean floor  
3299954 Method and apparatus for hanging a well casing in a well bore  
3223164 Method of actuating fluid pressure operated mechanism of underwater well installation  
3163217 Method and apparatus for hanging pipe in an underwater well  
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