Definition(s)


Riser Hangoff System

Means of supporting a disconnected riser from a drilling vessel during a storm without inducing excessive stresses in the riser.

Source: API Specification 16Q, Design, Selection, Operation, and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems, Second Edition, April 2017. Global Standards

Riser Hangoff System

A means for supporting a disconnected deepwater riser from the drilling vessel during a storm without inducing excessive stresses in the riser.

Source: API RP 16Q, Recommended Practice for Design, Selection, Operation and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems, First Edition, November 1993 (Reaffirmed August 2001). Global Standards

 

Riser Hang-Off System

Means for supporting a disconnected deep-water riser from the drilling vessel during a storm without inducing excessive stresses in the riser.

Source: ISO 13624-1:2009, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Drilling and production equipment – Part 1:Design and operation of marine drilling riser equipment. Global Standards

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