Patents Assigned to Tornado Drill Ltd.
  • Patent number: 5310286
    Abstract: A glory hole silo comprising a cylindrical casing open at the upper end thereof; an upwardly open porch for supporting a flowline, said porch extending horizontally from and cantilevered with respect to said casing, the upper surface of said porch opening to the interior of said casing and provided with means communicating with the interior of said casing for attaching a flowline; and a removable roof extending over the open upper end of said casing and porch. The porch structure permits flowlines to be readily connected without the intervention of a diver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1994
    Assignees: Tornado Drill Ltd., Volker Stevin Offshore Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Denis Gilbert, Ian MacGregor