Riserless, pollutionless drilling system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9062498
APP PUB NO 20130126182A1
SERIAL NO

13812977

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The invention provides a drilling system for drilling subsea wells from a floating mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU), the system comprising a subsea BOP. The system is distinctive in that the subsea BOP has relative small weight and size, the system includes no marine riser but the system comprises: flexible choke and kill lines arranged between the subsea BOP and the MODU, means for drill string guidance and cleaning, for guiding when inserting or taking out a drill string from the BOP and for drill string cleaning when pulling the drill string out from the BOP, means for controlled leakage of seawater into a recovery funnel arranged below the means for drill string cleaning but above the BOP, and means for return from the recovery funnel to the MODU of drilling fluid and seawater leaked into the recovery funnel.

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ENHANCED DRILLING ASPOSTBOKS 351 5343 STRAUME 5343

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gleditsch, Svein Harstad, NO 4 87
Potter, Paul Anthony Montefiascone, IT 1 3

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