Mooring apparatus and method of installation for deep water tension leg platform

Patent · Tue Jul 04 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5534372

Hunter, A F; Zimmer,

This patent describes an apparatus for mooring a floating tension leg platform to a subsea anchorage utilizing a plurality of linear mooring tendons which each may be provided with an enlarged upper connector. The apparatus comprises a plurality of mooring porches attached to an external surface of the floating platform, each mooring porch including at least one load ring having an upwardly facing bearing surface and being interrupted creating a side-entry opening for receiving one of the linear mooring tendons whereby each one of the linear mooring tendons may be moved laterally through one of the side-entry openings and the enlarged upper connector received in the upwardly facing bearing surface to attach the mooring tendon to the floating platform.

• Assignee: Conoco Inc., Ponca City, OK
• Patent Number(s): US 4844659
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-105943A
• OSTI ID: 5534372
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 6 Oct 1987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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