Definition(s)


Riser Support Shoulder

See Landing Shoulder.

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 Support Shoulder

Shoulder or projection on the external surface of a riser coupling or other riser component for supporting the riser and BOP stack during deployment and retrieval.

 

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