Patent ID: 7318479
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: E21B,F16L

Abstract:
1. An assembly for connecting a jumper to a subsea structure, the assembly comprising: a connector defined by a vertically disposed main body having a bottom plate with an opening therethrough and a first plurality of vertically disposed couplers connected to the bottom plate; a jumper received through the opening in the bottom plate of the connector, said jumper being defined by a plurality of lines that connect to the first plurality of vertically disposed couplers; and a mating socket attached to the subsea structure having a substantially c-shaped main housing, a base plate connected thereto and a corresponding second plurality of couplers, which are oriented vertically and disposed in a horizontal plane at a bottom surface of the substantially c-shaped main housing of the mating socket; wherein the jumper is moved laterally into the mating socket and then lowered to make the connection between the jumper and the mating socket.