Earl W Horne

US Patent:

20030206772, Nov 6, 2003

Filed:

Dec 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/204811

Inventors:

Earl Horne - Houston TX, US
Andrew Kyriakides - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

E02B001/00
E02D023/00

US Classification:

405/224000, 405/223100, 405/195100, 405/204000, 114/265000

Abstract:

A floating platform for recovery of oil and gas from offshore oil and gas fields includes a hull having a portion located substantially below the water surface, and including a portion thereof which extends above the water surface. The platform is anchored to the seabed by one or more tendons secured to the base of the hull and the seabed. The playload capacity of the floating platform is increased without redesigning the structural design of the hull by attaching a column extension or mounting a detachable buoyancy module to the lower end of the hull for accomodating changing platform pay load requirements.

US Patent:

20060088387, Apr 27, 2006

Filed:

Aug 1, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/195362

Inventors:

Earl Horne - Houston TX, US
Andrew Kyriakides - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

E02D 5/34

US Classification:

405223100, 405224000

Abstract:

A floating platform for recovery of oil and gas from offshore oil and gas fields includes a hull having a portion located substantially below the water surface, and including a portion thereof which extends above the water surface. The platform is anchored to the seabed by one or more tendons secured to the base of the hull and to the seabed. The payload capacity of the floating platform is increased without redesigning the structural design of the hull by attaching a column extension or mounting a detachable buoyancy module to the lower end of the hull for accommodating changing platform payload requirements.