Patent ID: 11952890
Assignee: SAIPEM S.P.A.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 15:
16. An underwater hydrocarbon production plant comprising:
an underwater hydrocarbon facility; and
a sampling and measuring assembly configured to couple with the underwater hydrocarbon facility, the sampling and measuring assembly comprising:
a sampling and measuring module configured to sample and analyse a fluid sample from a sampling station of the underwater hydrocarbon facility,
a picking module configured to contain the fluid sample, wherein the sampling and measuring module and the picking module are configured to be mechanically and hydraulically coupled to each other and to the sampling station;
a navigation module configured to navigate in a body of water, wherein the picking module is configured to be coupled to the navigation module to transfer the fluid sample to an analysis laboratory;
an interface module configured to hydraulically connect the sampling station, the sampling and measuring module and the picking module;
a first connecting device configured to mechanically connect the interface module and the navigation module, the first connecting device being one of: a first releasable connecting device and a first permanent connecting device;
a second releasable connecting device configured to connect the interface module and one of the sampling and measuring module and the sampling station, the connection being mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and for data exchange; and
a second permanent connecting device configured to connect the interface module and the picking module, the connection being mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and for data exchange.