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Oil production system
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An elongated floating vessel in the form of a large fluid capacity barge has a swivel near the forward end thereof which passes down through the vessel and is securely moored to the water bottom.Abstract:
An elongated floating vessel in the form of a large fluid capacity barge has a swivel near the forward end thereof which passes down through the vessel and is securely moored to the water bottom so that the barge may weathervane about the swivel The barge carries oil production equipment for processing well fluid A plurality of flexible flow lines extend down through the swivel to connect with a plurality of individual wellheads, or with one or more central manifolds on the water bottom Servicing of the individual wells is made possible by apparatus on the swivel which allows for selective well testing and selective well access for a full range of pump down tool techniquesread more
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Floating production platform
TL;DR: An offshore platform for handling fluid from an oil and/or gas-filled in a watercovered area comprises a floating hull 12 and a float 27 connected (via lines 30, 31 depending from hoists 32, 33) to the platform and carrying the ends of flexible flowlines 23 as mentioned in this paper.