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US3095048A
US3095048A US790486A US79048659A US3095048A US 3095048 A US3095048 A US 3095048A US 790486 A US790486 A US 790486A US 79048659 A US79048659 A US 79048659A US 3095048 A US3095048 A US 3095048A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
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    • E21B7/124—Underwater drilling with underwater tool drive prime mover, e.g. portable drilling rigs for use on underwater floors
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    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/20—Combined feeding from rack and connecting, e.g. automatically
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    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/01—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells specially adapted for obtaining from underwater installations

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June 25, 1963 J. v. O'NEILL ETAL 3,095,048
SUBMARINE AUTOMATIC OIL WELL DRILLING MACHINE Filed Feb. 2, 1959 25 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 25, 1963 J. v. O'NEILL ETAL SUBMARINE AUTOMATIC OIL WELL DRILLING MACHINE 23 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 2, 1959 INVENTOR. JOSEPH v OWE/LL June 1963 J. v. O'NEILL ETAL 3,095,048
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SUBMARINE AUTOMATIC OIL WELL DRILLING MACHINE Filed Feb. 2, 1959 23 Sheets-Sheet 16 INVENTOR.
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SUBMARINE AUTOMATIC on. WELL DRILLING MACHINE 25 Sheets-Sheet 17 Filed Feb. 2, 1959 INVEN TOR. JOS'P/l V OWE/LL. 65026 5 l-loMAM/CK wAEK T 6. 44 6020 SMTH, W/L $0M LEW/5 f/l-PAE June 25, 1963 J. v. O'NElLL ETAL 3,095,048
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1. IN APPARATUS FOR DRILLING EARTH UNDERLYING A BODY OF WATER, AN ELONGATED, WATER-TIGHT HULL, AN ELONGATED TANK UNDERLYING SAID HULL AND CRADLING THE SAME IN SUPPORTING RELATIONSHIP, MEANS RELEASABLY LOCKING TOGETHER SAID HULL AND SAID ELONGATED TANK, SAID TANK HAVING AT LEAST ONE OIL STORAGE CHAMBER THEREIN ADAPTED TO RECEIVE OIL FROM A SUBMARINE OIL WELL, SAID TANK ALSO HAVING AT LEAST ONE BALLAST CHAMBER ADAPTED TO RECEIVE WATER TO ELEVATE AND SUBMERGE SAID HULL AND SAID TANK, SAID TANK INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SPACED CYLINDERS RECESSED WITHIN THE LOWER WALL OF SAID ELONGATED TANK, SAID CYLINDERS HAVING PISTONS THEREIN EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM, LEVELING PADS ON THE LOWER ENDS OF SAID PISTONS AND ENGAGEABLE WITH EARTH UNDERLYING A BODY OF WATER, MEANS TO ADJUST SAID PISTONS AND THEREBY LEVEL SAID HULL AND SAID TANK, MEANS FOR PROPELLING SAID HULL IN A FORE AND AFT MANNER AND MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID HULL IN A TRANSVERSE MANNER, ALIGNED OPENINGS IN THE BOTTOM OF SAID HULL AND IN THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF SAID TANK, MEANS SEALING SAID OPENINGS AGAINST THE ENTRY OF SURROUNDING WATER, DRILLING EQUIPMENT HOUSED IN SAID HULL AND ADAPTED TO EXTEND A DRILL STRING IN DRILLING RELATION THROUGH THE OPENINGS IN THE BOTTOM OF SAID HULL AND IN SAID TANK TO PIERCE AN EARTH FORMATION UPON WHICH SAID TANK AND HULL ARE POSITIONED.
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