Deepwater Manifold Horizontal Sleeve Connector Installation Tool

Abstract

The invention provides an installing tool for a horizontal sleeve type connector for a deep water manifold. The installing tool for the horizontal sleeve type connector for the deep water manifold comprises a portal frame, a butt-joint hydraulic cylinder support, a butt-joint hydraulic cylinder, locating guide mechanisms and a pair of locking hydraulic cylinders, wherein stand columns arranged on the two sides of the portal frame are sliding rails, the butt-joint hydraulic cylinder support is arranged in the middle of the portal frame, and is arranged between the two sliding rails in a sliding mode, one end of the butt-joint hydraulic cylinder is arranged on the butt-joint hydraulic cylinder support, the other end of the butt-joint hydraulic cylinder extends in the mode of keeping away from the portal frame, the extending direction of the butt-joint hydraulic cylinder is perpendicular to the plane where the portal frame is located, the locating guide mechanisms are used for driving the horizontal sleeve type connector, and are arranged at the two ends of the butt-joint hydraulic cylinder respectively, the locking hydraulic cylinders are correspondingly arranged on the two sides of the portal frame respectively, the axis of a cylinder body of each locking hydraulic cylinder is parallel to the axis of a cylinder body of the butt-joint hydraulic cylinder, and a locking driving part which is used for driving the horizontal sleeve type connector to tightly lock a manifold connecting hub base is arranged at the end of a cylinder rod of each locking hydraulic cylinder. According to the installing tool for the horizontal sleeve type connector for the deep water manifold, due to the fact that the process of installation of the horizontal sleeve type connector can be accomplished only through the three parallel hydraulic cylinders, the structure is simple, installation efficiency is high, and a hydraulic control system is reliable and durable.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of offshore oil engineering, in particular to a tool for installing a horizontal sleeve-type connector of a deep-water manifold. Background technique [0002] At present, the development of deep-water gas fields is a new field of energy industry with high investment, high risk and intensive high-tech. Among them, deep-water manifold is an important transportation equipment in the development process of deep-water gas fields. The connection method between the manifold and the manifold is generally more complicated because of the functions of sealing and pressure resistance. The connection of traditional land manifolds is often fastened with flanges and screws, but this connection is obviously not suitable for the needs of deep water manifold connection operations because manual screw tightening operations cannot be performed in deep water. However, the connection method of the existing deep-water manifold is very comp...

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Problems solved by technology

The connection method between the manifold and the manifold is generally more complicated because of the functions of sealing and pressure resistance.

The connection of traditional land manifolds often adopts the form of flange and screw fastening, but this connection form is obviously not suitable for the needs of deep water manifold connection operations because manual screw tightening operations cannot be performed in deep water

However, the connection method of the existing deep water manifold is very complicated, the operation is cumbersome, the manifold connection efficiency is poor, and the required installation tools are complex in structure and high in cost

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