Patent ID: 8302736

Claim:
A support platform comprising a containment work platform for enabling a worker to service an oil well next to a wellhead having a valve tree, comprising: a) a platform having an upper floor, a lower floor and a cellar in between the floors; b) the platform having a periphery, a central opening and radially extending beams; c) a plurality of walls having a height of around 3′-6′ attached to the periphery of the platform, said beams connecting to said walls below said upper floor, the walls forming a dam around the upper floor and sealing the cellar at the platform periphery; d) a drain that enables fluid to drain from the upper floor to the lower floor; e) a coupler that spans between the floors for enabling a connection to be made between the platform and valve tree; and f) a liquid guard that disallows the escape of fluid from the upper and lower floors via the central opening.