A fluid injection system contains a buoy (170) for connecting with a vessel to receive fluid therefrom. At least one fluid-transporting riser (171) connects the buoy (170) with a subsea template arranged on the seabed at a wellhead for a drill hole to a subterranean void. Each riser (171) is detachably connected to a bottom surface of the buoy (170) by means of a connector arrangement (210) containing: a buoy guide member (510) configured to automatically steer a connector member (570) in a head end (300) of a riser to be connected (171) to the buoy (170), which head end (300) is moved towards the buoy guide member (510); a mating member (550) configured to attach a first sealing surface of the connector member (570) to a second sealing surface of the buoy guide member (510) when said head end (300) has been moved such that the connector member (570) contacts the buoy guide member (510), and a locking member (560) configured to lock the first and second sealing surfaces to one another when said surfaces are aligned with one another.
FLUID INJECTION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS
FLÜSSIGKEITSINJEKTIONSSYSTEM UND ZUGEHÖRIGE VERFAHREN
SYSTÈME D'INJECTION DE FLUIDE ET PROCÉDÉS ASSOCIÉS
2024-01-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English