Patent ID: 11965386
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating a riser bolt torque system, the method comprising:
adjusting a riser bolt torque device from a radially-offset position to a centered position relative to a first riser joint;
adjusting the riser bolt torque device from an open configuration to a closed configuration by pivoting a first arm and a second arm of the riser bolt torque device toward one another about a same pivot point;
adjusting a plurality of torque tools of the riser bolt torque device to engage a plurality of bolts that extend through the first riser joint; and
operating the plurality of torque tools to apply torque to the plurality of bolts to couple the first riser joint to a second riser joint to extend a riser of a subsea drilling system.