Offshore platform construction including preinstallation of pilings

Patent · Tue Jun 02 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6382212

Riles, W G

The method is described of offshore platform installation, the platform including pilings for respectively being driven at chosen sites in the mudline, which comprises the steps of: locating the site for each of the pilings at the mudline, installing the pilings by driving them into the earth beneath the mudline so that each of the pilings extends only a short distance above the mudline, and installing a space-frame jacket having depending support legs onto the pilings using stabbing connections for transferring the compressive load of the platform by effecting metal-to-metal bearing contact between the legs of the jacket and the top of the pilings.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-87-065071; EDB-87-115843
• Patent Number(s): US 4669918
• OSTI ID: 6382212
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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