Patent ID: 6330918
Filing Date: 2001-12-18
Classification: E21B,Y02E

Abstract:
A device for connecting an upper riser spool to a lower string of riser spools, the riser spools being connected to each other by a connector having a plurality of circumferentially spaced dog locks, and the spools each having an ancillary line which runs adjacent to a main line, the device comprising:a base assembly having a opening with a central axis and a plurality of support members, the support members adapted to engage and support the string along the central axis in the opening;a rotating member spaced above the base assembly and aligning with the central axis of the opening, the rotating member adapted to engage and rotate the upper spool about the central axis to align the ancillary line of the upper spool with the ancillary line of the string; anda plurality of connector actuators adjacent the base assembly and spaced in an array about the opening, the actuators adapted to actuate the dog connectors after the upper spool is lowered onto engagement with the string.