Claims
- 1. A fluid transfer system for a marine structure located in a body of water for remotely transferring fluid to said marine structure from a vessel located on the surface of said body of water being anchored in position near said marine structure, said fluid transfer system comprising:
- pump means located on said vessel to pump said fluid from said vessel to said marine structure;
- flexible conduit means having one end thereof connected to the pump means located on said vessel,
- substantially rigid conduit means extending from said vessel to said marine structure to provide a flow path for said fluid to be transferred from said vessel to said marine structure, the substantially rigid conduit means having one end thereof connected to the other end of the flexible conduit means;
- independent video camera means for observing the location of the substantially rigid conduit means in said body of water;
- independent manipulation means located on said vessel for manipulating the substantially rigid conduit string over a substantial portion of said marine structure without movement of said vessel from its anchored position over said marine structure, the independent manipulation means having a portion thereof secured to a portion of the substantially rigid conduit string;
- stinger assembly means connected to the other end of the substantially rigid conduit means; and
- a fluid transfer system means including:
- at least one sleeve means which releasably receives a portion of the stinger means therein; and
- flow line means interconnecting the sleeve means with another portion of said marine structure transfer said fluid from the conduit means to said marine structure.
- 2. The fluid transfer system of claim 1, wherein the conduit means includes:
- slip joint means to allow movement between said vessel and said marine structure.
- 3. The fluid transfer system of claim 1, wherein the fluid transfer system further includes:
- valve means located in the flow line interconnecting the sleeve means with another portion if said marine structure.
- 4. The fluid transfer system of claim 1 further comprising:
- second flow line means connected to another portion of said marine structure and to the sleeve means.
- 5. The fluid transfer system of claim 1 further comprising:
- video receiver means connected to the independent video camera means.
- 6. The fluid transfer system of claim 1 wherein said vessel is a derrick barge.
- 7. A grouting system for a marine structure for remotely grouting the annulus between a pile sleeve of said marine structure and a pile driven therethrough, said system comprising;
- pump means to pump said grout to said marine structure for remotely grouting said annulus between a pile sleeve of said marine structure and a pile driven therethrough;
- flexible conduit means having one end thereof connected to the pump means for pumping said grout;
- substantially rigid, independently movable conduit means extending form said marine structure to provide a flow path for said grout, the substantially rigid, independently movable, conduit means having one end thereof connected to the other end of the flexible conduit means;
- independently manipulation means located on the other end of the substantially rigid, independently movable, conduit means; and
- grouting system means including:
- at least one sleeve means w which releasably receives a portion of the stinger means therein; and
- flow line means interconnecting the sleeve means with at least one said annulus between a pile sleeve and a pile driven therethrough.
- 8. A system according to claim 7, wherein the remote grouting string means further includes:
- slip joint means.
- 9. A system according to claim 7 wherein grouting system means further comprises:
- valve means located in the flow line means interconnecting connecting the sleeve means with said annulus between a pile sleeve and a pile driven therethrough.
- 10. A system according to claim 7 further comprising:
- second flow line means connected to the annulus between the pile sleeve having a pile driven therethrough having a valve means installed therein.
- 11. A system according to claim 7 further including:
- video receiver means connected to the remote video camera means.
- 12. A method of remotely transferring fluid to a marine structure located in a body of water from a vessel located on the surface of said body of water, the marine structure having at least one sleeve receptacle thereon and having flow line means thereon having, in turn, flow control valve means installed therein, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a flexible conduit member;
- providing a string of substantially rigid conduit members;
- providing a stinger assembly means to be connected to the string of substantially rigid conduit members;
- providing a pump means to pump said fluid under pressure to said marine structure;
- assembling the stringer assembly means to a portion of the string of substantially rigid conduit members;
- assembling a complete string of substantially rigid conduit members having the stringer assembly means on one end thereof to mate with a portion of said sleeve receptacle when inserted therein;
- connecting one end of the flexible conduit member to the pump means;
- connecting the other end of the flexible conduit member to the string of substantially rigid conduit members;
- suspending the assembled string of substantially rigid conduit members from a derrick located on said vessel;
- manipulating the string of substantially rigid conduit members using the derrick on said vessel to engage the stinger assembly means on the end of the string of substantially rigid conduit members to engage a portion of said sleeve receptacle; and
- pumping fluid through the string of substantially rigid conduit members into said sleeve receptacle.
- 13. The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of:
- observing the manipulation of the string of substantially rigid conduit members by means of an independently controlled observation means having a location indicator thereon.
- 14. The method of claim 13 further comprising the steps of:
- modifying the manipulation of the string of substantially rigid conduit members in response to the observation of the string of substantially rigid conduit members to attempt to cause the engagement of the stinger on one end of the string of substantially rigid conduit members with a portion of said sleeve receptacle on said marine structure.
- 15. The method of claim 14 further comprising the step of:
- removing the stinger on one end of the string of substantially rigid conduit members from said sleeve receptacle after pumping fluid therethrough.
- 16. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of:
- flushing any undesirable fluid from the string of substantially rigid conduit members.
- 17. A method of remotely grouting a marine structure located in a body of water having piling drived therethrough to secure said marine structure to the floor of said body of water from a vessel located on the surface of said body of water, the marine structure having at least one sleeve receptacle thereon and having flow line means thereon having, in turn, flow control valve means installed therein, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a flexible conduit member;
- providing a string of substantially rigid conduit members;
- providing a stinger assembly means to be connected to the string of substantially rigid conduit members;
- providing a pump means to pump said fluid under pressure to said marine structure;
- assembling the stinger assembly means to a portion of the string of substantially rigid conduit members;
- assembling a complete string of substantially rigid conduit members having stinger assembly means on one end thereof to mate with a portion of said sleeve receptacle when inserted therein;
- connecting one end of the flexible conduit member to the pump means;
- connecting the other end of the flexible conduit member to the string of substantially rigid conduit members;
- suspending the assembled string of substantially rigid conduit members from a derrick located on said vessel;
- manipulating the string of substantially rigid conduit members using the derrick on said vessel to engage the stinger assembly means on the end of the string of substantially rigid conduit members to engage a portion of said sleeve receptacle; and
- pumping a first fluid through the into said receptacle; and
- pumping a second fluid through the string of substantially rigid conduit members into a said receptacle to fill a portion of said marine structure to retain said marine structure secured to said piling driven therethrough.
- 18. The method of claim 17 further comprising the step of:
- observing the manipulation of the string of substantially rigid conduit members by means of an independently controlled observation mean having a location indicator thereon.
- 19. The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of:
- modifying the manipulation of the string of substantially rigid conduit members to response to the observation of the string of substantially rigid conduit members to attempt to cause the engagement of the stinger on one end of the conduit string with a portion of said sleeve receptacle on said marine structure.
- 20. The method of claim 19 further comprising the step of:
- flushing the second fluid from the string of substantially rigid conduit members.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 892,163, filed 7-29-86, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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