Patent ID: 11859364
Assignee: EQUINOR ENERGY AS
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 6:
7. A method of converting an exploration well into a production well, the method comprising:
providing an exploration well assembly, the exploration well assembly comprising a foundation, wherein the foundation is a suction anchor and is the foundation for a subsea well and an associated wellhead and wellhead equipment, wherein the wellhead extends through the foundation into a seabed and wherein the wellhead equipment is a blowout preventer (BOP) and/or a Christmas tree; and
converting the exploration well assembly to a production well assembly, wherein converting the exploration well assembly to a production well assembly comprises installing a support frame and a subsea equipment adapter frame onto the exploration well assembly; and
mounting the support frame directly on top of the foundation for transferring and distributing loads into the foundation, the support frame being detachably fixed directly to the foundation and having a central opening to accommodate the wellhead equipment mounted on the wellhead, and
mounting the subsea equipment adapter frame onto the support frame, wherein the subsea equipment adapter frame is for mounting subsea equipment thereon.