Patent ID: 7921919

Claim:
A system comprising: a surface installation in position above a plurality of subsea wells; a mooring system that maintains said surface installation within a watch circle, wherein each of the plurality of subsea wells are disposed within the watch circle; a plurality of flowlines, wherein each flowline directly couples one of the plurality of subsea wells to said surface installation; a distribution body disposed on the seafloor; a control station disposed on said surface installation and operable to provide electrical signals to said distribution body via an electrical umbilical disposed between said surface installation and said distribution body; a hydraulic power unit disposed on said surface installation and operable to provide pressurized hydraulic fluid to said distribution body via a hydraulic umbilical disposed between said surface installation and said distribution body; an injection unit disposed on said surface installation and operable to provide an injection fluid to said distribution body via an injection umbilical disposed between said surface installation and said distribution body; a first wellhead component disposed on one of said subsea wells and coupled to said distribution body via one or more flying leads that provide electrical, hydraulic, and fluid communication between said distribution body and said first wellhead component; and a second wellhead component disposed on another one of said subsea wells and coupled to said distribution body via one or more flying leads that provide electrical, hydraulic, and fluid communication between said distribution body and said second wellhead component, wherein said control station is operable to provide control functions to said first and second wellhead components during drilling, workover, and production activities.