Patent ID: 9109725
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B63B,E21B,F16L

Abstract:
1. An offshore system for drilling or production, the system comprising: a buoyant hull; a topside mounted to the hull and positioned above the surface of the water; a conductor having a lower end disposed in the sea bed below the sea floor and an upper end coupled to the topside; a bend restrictor comprising a first sleeve disposed about the conductor, wherein the first sleeve has a central axis, a lower end positioned in the sea bed below the sea floor, an upper end positioned above the sea floor, a lower portion extending axially from the sea floor to the lower end, and an upper portion extending axially from the sea floor to the upper end; wherein the upper portion has a first axial length, and the second portion has a second axial length that is the same as the first axial length.