US 12,215,472 B2
Subsea assembly modularization
Asle Eide, Sandnes (NO); Morten Sæther, Lillestrøm (NO); Harald Sigurd Nesse, Sandnes (NO); Lorents Reinås, Stavanger (NO); Kjell Einar Ellingsen, Tananger (NO); and Bjørgulf Haukelidsæter Eidesen, Stavanger (NO)
Assigned to EQUINOR ENERGY AS, Stavanger (NO)
Filed by EQUINOR ENERGY AS, Stavanger (NO)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/898,806.
Application 17/898,806 is a division of application No. 16/472,315, granted, now 11,542,677, previously published as PCT/NO2017/050337, filed on Dec. 22, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 1622129 (GB), filed on Dec. 23, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0412037 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. E02D 27/52 (2006.01); B63B 21/27 (2006.01); B63B 21/50 (2006.01); E02B 17/00 (2006.01); E02D 23/08 (2006.01); E21B 33/038 (2006.01); E21B 41/08 (2006.01); E02B 17/02 (2006.01); E02D 27/50 (2006.01); E21B 41/10 (2006.01)
CPC E02D 27/52 (2013.01) [B63B 21/27 (2013.01); B63B 21/502 (2013.01); E02B 17/00 (2013.01); E02D 23/08 (2013.01); E21B 33/038 (2013.01); E21B 41/08 (2013.01); E02B 2017/0043 (2013.01); E02B 2017/0052 (2013.01); E02B 2017/0078 (2013.01); E02B 17/02 (2013.01); E02D 27/50 (2013.01); E21B 41/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
providing a subsea well assembly, the subsea well assembly comprising a foundation and a wellhead comprising a low pressure wellhead housing or a high pressure wellhead housing, the wellhead extending through the foundation, and the foundation comprising connection points;
using the subsea well assembly as an exploration well assembly; and
converting the exploration well assembly to a production well assembly comprising connecting at least one component to the foundation by attaching the at least one component to at least one of the connection points.