DEEPWATER MOORING SYSTEM HELPS SAVE TIME

A combination chain/rope anchor line system that allows quick mooring in 600 to 2000-ft water depths is described. The innovative mooring systems, now being used by Zapata Off-Shore Co. on it new rigs, has demonstrated significant time savings in deepwater anchoring. The system, used on SS-2000 class semisubmersibles, is designed to be run out, set, and retrieved quickly and easily using existing anchor-handling workboats and equipment permanently installed on the rig.

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  Petroleum Publishing Company

  211 South Cheyenne, P.O. Box 1260
  Tulsa, OK  United States  75221
• Authors:
  • Moore, W D
• Publication Date: 1976-6-21

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Oil and Gas Journal
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 25
  • Publisher: PennWell Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0030-1388

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drilling; Drilling machines; Mooring; Mooring cables; Offshore moorings; Oil well drilling; Underwater construction
• Old TRIS Terms: Deep water drilling
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147816
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1977 12:00AM