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Number: 175/5
Name: Boring or penetrating the earth > Boring a submerged formation
Description: Process or apparatus comprising a step or means for sinking a well, shaft or deep boring in the surface of the earth lying below a body of water, (e.g., ocean, lake or river).


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
175/7 Boring from floating support with submerged independent anchored guide base 232
175/9 Boring from nonbuoyant support 54
175/8 Boring from submerged buoyant support 27
175/10 Boring with submersible vertically movable guide 17
175/6 Boring with underwater tool drive prime mover 28


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
6216799 Subsea pumping system and method for deepwater drilling Apr. 17, 2001
6217258 Dual hoist derrick system for deep sea drilling Apr. 17, 2001
6196333 Hydrostatic penetration device and tool for the same Mar. 6, 2001
6171027 Cantilevered jack-up platform Jan. 9, 2001
6142235 Bottom-supported guidance device for alignment of multiple wellbores in a single conductor Nov. 7, 2000
6138774 Method and apparatus for drilling a borehole into a subsea abnormal pore pressure environment Oct. 31, 2000
6129487 Underwater pile driving tool Oct. 10, 2000
6068069 Multi-activity offshore exploration and/or development drilling method and apparatus May. 30, 2000
6056071 Multi-activity offshore exploration and/or development drilling method and apparatus May. 2, 2000
6047781 Multi-activity offshore exploration and/or development drilling method and apparatus Apr. 11, 2000
6012529 Downhole guide member for multiple casing strings Jan. 11, 2000
5950737 Drilling riser centralizer Sep. 14, 1999
5918675 Close proximity wellheads Jul. 6, 1999
5894895 Heave compensator for drill ships Apr. 20, 1999
5865260 Method and apparatus for drilling multiple wells from a platform Feb. 2, 1999
5810086 Single riser with two wellheads Sep. 22, 1998
5647443 Method and device for drilling for oil or gas Jul. 15, 1997
5560435 Method and apparatus for drilling multiple offshore wells from within a single conductor string Oct. 1, 1996
5379844 Offshore platform well system Jan. 10, 1995
5284213 Subsea drilling cuttings collector and method of drilling Feb. 8, 1994
5211228 Diverter system May. 18, 1993
5209302 Semi-active heave compensation system for marine vessels May. 11, 1993
5199495 Split wear bushing for a drilling rig Apr. 6, 1993
5184686 Method for offshore drilling utilizing a two-riser system Feb. 9, 1993
5082069 Combination drivepipe/casing and installation method for offshore well Jan. 21, 1992
5060731 Method of installing well conductors Oct. 29, 1991
5035291 Seafloor drilling apparatus Jul. 30, 1991
5004051 Method and means for cleansing and storing drill cuttings from drilling operations in the sea bottom Apr. 2, 1991
4995762 Semisubmersible vessel with captured constant tension buoy Feb. 26, 1991
4966495 Semisubmersible vessel with captured constant tension buoy Oct. 30, 1990
4962817 Active reference system Oct. 16, 1990
4901803 Method and equipment for performing drilling operations and servicing in an underwater well from a floating surface installation Feb. 20, 1990
4886397 Dynamic load compensating system Dec. 12, 1989
4883387 Apparatus for tensioning a riser Nov. 28, 1989
4883388 Load compensating system Nov. 28, 1989
4858694 Heave compensated stabbing and landing tool Aug. 22, 1989
4787778 Method and apparatus for tensioning a riser Nov. 29, 1988
4762185 Off-shore drilling Aug. 9, 1988
4740107 Method and apparatus for protecting a shallow-water well Apr. 26, 1988
4723805 Transloader Feb. 9, 1988
4703813 Cementing portion of conductor string Nov. 3, 1987
4662786 Dynamic load compensating system May. 5, 1987
4630681 Multi-well hydrocarbon development system Dec. 23, 1986
4624318 Method and means for storing a marine riser Nov. 25, 1986
4613001 Weather protected offshore drilling rig Sep. 23, 1986
4604818 Under reaming pile bore excavating bucket and method of its excavation Aug. 12, 1986
4596291 Floating drilling platform Jun. 24, 1986
4574241 Marine surveying apparatus and method for locating pipelines buried under the seabed Mar. 4, 1986
4572304 Portable seabed penetration system Feb. 25, 1986
4501219 Tensioner apparatus with emergency limit means Feb. 26, 1985

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