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A deep water riser assembly includes a lower BOP stack positioned adjacent and anchored to the bottom of the ocean and an upper BOP stack attached to the riser at a water level just far enough below the surface to be unaffected by surface currents. The upper BOP stack has shear rams above the pipe r

A deep water riser assembly includes a lower BOP stack positioned adjacent and anchored to the bottom of the ocean and an upper BOP stack attached to the riser at a water level just far enough below the surface to be unaffected by surface currents. The upper BOP stack has shear rams above the pipe rams to sever the section of the drill pipe above the shear rams to allow the upper section of the drill pipe between the shear rams and the drill ship to be retrieved followed by the section of riser above the upper BOP stack to free the drill ship to move as required to better weather a surface storm. A floatation module is attached to the riser below the upper BOP stack and exerts an upward force that holds the riser below the upper BOP stack free-standing and in tension. Means are provided to reconnect the upper section of the riser to the upper BOP stack after the storm has passed.

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A deep water riser assembly extending between a drill ship and the bottom of the water through which drill pipe extends to rotate a drill bit and drill a well bore in the bottom below the water, said riser assembly comprising a lower BOP stack positioned adjacent and anchored to the bottom of the wa

A deep water riser assembly extending between a drill ship and the bottom of the water through which drill pipe extends to rotate a drill bit and drill a well bore in the bottom below the water, said riser assembly comprising a lower BOP stack positioned adjacent and anchored to the bottom of the water, a lower section of riser pipe joints extending upwardly from the lower BOP stack, an upper BOP stack attached to the lower section of the riser at a water level far enough below the surface to be unaffected by surface currents, said upper BOP stack having lower pipe rams to engage the drill pipe and seal the annulus between the upper BOP stack and the riser, and an upper section of riser pipe joints extending upwardly from the upper BOP stack, shear rams in the upper BOP stack above the pipe rams to sever the portion of the drill pipe above the shear rams to allow the upper section of the drill pipe between the shear rams and the drill ship to be retrieved and disconnecting and removing the upper section of riser pipe to free the drill ship to move as required to better weather a surface stem, and a floatation module attached to the riser below the upper BOP stack to exert an upward force of the riser below the upper BOP and hold the riser below the upper BOP free-standing in tension, and means to reconnect the upper section of the riser to the upper BOP stack after the storm has passed.