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

Claim 0:
1. A subsea 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;
a support device; and
a subsea equipment adapter frame,
wherein the foundation, the support device, and the subsea equipment adapter frame are separate modular components for being installed or uninstalled separately,
wherein the support device is a support frame having a central opening, and wherein, in use, the support frame is mounted on top of the foundation and detachably fixed directly to the foundation to transfer and distribute loads into the foundation, the central opening accommodating the wellhead equipment mounted on the wellhead,
and
wherein, in use, the subsea equipment adapter frame is mounted onto the support device and is for mounting subsea equipment thereon.