Patent ID: 7798232

Claim:
A method for connecting a compliant tubular member underwater, comprising: preparing a compliant tubular member on a sea surface vessel with a distal end having a positive buoyancy; drawing the distal end downward into proximity with a subsea facility at a seabed using a clump weight; deploying an additional length of the compliant tubular member until the compliant tubular member is arranged in a curvilinear shape to substantially reduce uncontrolled movements of the distal end of the compliant tubular member caused by motion of the surface vessel on the sea, wherein the clump weight secures the distal end of the compliant tubular member while the additional length of the compliant tubular member is deployed; moving the distal end with a remotely operated vehicle horizontally into vertical alignment with the subsea facility after said additional length of compliant tubular member has been deployed and arranged into a curvilinear shape; delivering a conveyance member through the compliant tubular member and into engagement with the subsea facility; and reducing the deployed length of the conveyance member from a surface location to move the distal end of the compliant tubular member into engagement with the subsea facility.