Patent ID: 7021402

Claim:
A method of drilling and completing an underwater well, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a. installing conductor casing from a floating vessel into a seabed and wherein the floating vessel has a mooring system that can limit excursions to a point that there is no risk of damage to a casing riser; b. drilling a bore through the conductor casing to a defined depth in the seabed; c. installing surface casing through the conductor casing, wherein the surface casing comprises a first end and a second end, d. disposing on a first end of the surface casing, a wellhead and a mudline suspension system; e. connecting the wellhead to a connector which is then connected to a lower stress joint; f. connecting the lower stress joint to a lower end of a tubular riser; g. connecting the tubular riser to an upper stress joint; h. connecting the upper stress joint to a surface wellhead in fluid communication with a surface blow out preventer; i. connecting the surface blow out preventer and the surface wellhead to a tensioning system on the floating vessel; and j. using a telescoping joint comprising a first joint end and a second joint end, wherein the first joint end connects to the surface blow out perventer and the second joint end connects to the floating vessel.