1. A process for deployment of drilling equipment through a moon pool of a drilling vessel, the process comprising:
(a) suspending a MLP, the MLP having an upper side and a lower side having a first connection mechanism;
(b) positioning a LMRP below the MLP, the LMRP having a lower side and an upper side having a second connection mechanism, the second connection mechanism of the LMRP being adapted for mating with the first connection mechanism of the MLP;
(c) mating the first connection mechanism with the second connection mechanism to form an inline MLPLMRP; and
(d) suspending the inline MLPLMRP by a holding mechanism that is fixed to the drilling vessel, the holding mechanism being reversibly attached to the MLP, the inline MLPLMRP being suspended above the moon pool of the drilling vessel.
2. The process of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
(e) providing an SPU with a top flange and a bottom flange;
(f) connecting the bottom flange of the SPU to the upper side of the MLP to form an inline SPUMLPLMRP; and
(g) suspending the inline SPUMLPLMRP in position for deployment through the moon pool.
3. The process of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
(e) providing an SPU with a top flange and a bottom flange;
(f) providing an SRD with a bottom flange; and
(g) connecting the bottom flange of the SRD with the top flange of the SPU to form a SRDSPU component that comprises at least both an SRD and SPU.
4. The process of claim 3, further comprising the steps of:
(h) connecting the bottom flange of the SRDSPU to the inline MLPLMRP to form an inline SRDSPUMLPLMRP; and
(i) suspending the inline SRDSPUMLPLMRP upon the drilling vessel in position for deployment through the moon pool.
5. The process of claim 4 further comprising the step of:
(j) positioning a BOP adjacent the floor of the ocean;
(k) lowering the inline SRDSPUMLPLMRP to a position above the BOP; and
(l) mating the lower side of the LMRP of the inline SRDSPUMLPLMRP with the BOP to form an inline SRDSPUMLPLMRPBOP.
6. A process for deploying drilling equipment through a moon pool of a drilling vessel into the ocean, the process comprising:
(a) suspending a BOP above the moon pool;
(b) lowering the BOP through the moon pool into the ocean;
(c) subsequently or simultaneously with step (b), suspending a MLP, the MLP having an upper side and a lower side with a first connection mechanism;
(d) positioning a LMRP below the MLP, the LMRP having a lower side and an upper side having a second connection mechanism, the second connection mechanism of the LMRP being adapted for mating with the first connection mechanism of the MLP;
(e) mating the first connection mechanism with the second connection mechanism to form an equipment combination comprising at least a MLP and a LMRP; and
(f) suspending the equipment combination comprising at least a MLP and a LMRP aboard the drilling vessel by engaging the MLP with a holding mechanism that is fixed to the drilling vessel above or adjacent to the moon pool.
7. The process of claim 6 further comprising the steps of:
(g) providing an SPU with a top flange and a bottom flange;
(h) providing a SRD with a bottom flange;
(i) connecting the bottom flange of the SRD to the top flange of the SPU to form an integrated inline SRDSPU; and
(j) connecting the:
(k) bottom flange of the SRDSPU to the equipment combination comprising at least a MLP and a LMRP to
(l) form an inline SRDSPUMLPLMRP; and
(m) suspending the inline SRDSPUMLPLMRP in position for deployment through the moon pool.
8. The process of claim 7 further comprising the step of:
(l) lowering the inline SRDSPUMLPLMRP through the moon pool into the ocean.
9. The process of claim 8 further comprising the step of:
(m) mating the lower side of the LMRP of the inline SRDSPUMLPLMRP with the BOP to form a SRDSPUMLPLMRPBOP.
10. The process of claim 8 further comprising the step of:
(n) activating an H4 subsea connection to secure the BOP to the inline SRDSPUMLPLMRP.
11. A process for deploying drilling equipment through a moon pool of a drilling vessel into the ocean, the process comprising:
(g) suspending a BOP above the moon pool;
(h) lowering the BOP through the moon pool into the ocean;
(i) suspending a MLP, the MLP having an upper side and a lower side with a first connection mechanism;
(j) positioning a LMRP below the MLP, the LMRP having a lower side and an upper side having a second connection mechanism, the second connection mechanism of the LMRP being adapted for mating with the first connection mechanism of the MLP;
(k) mating the first connection mechanism with the second connection mechanism to form an equipment combination comprising at least a MLP and a LMRP;
(l) suspending the equipment combination comprising at least a MLP and a LMRP aboard the drilling vessel by engaging the MLP with a holding mechanism that is fixed to the drilling vessel above or adjacent to the moon pool;
(m) providing an SPU;
(n) providing a SRD;
(o) forming an inline SRDSPUMLPLMRP combination; and
(p) suspending the inline SRDSPUMLPLMRP combination in position for deployment through the moon pool;
(q) lowering the inline SRDSPUMLPLMRP through the moon pool into the ocean; and
(r) mating the lower side of the LMRP of the inline SRDSPUMLPLMRP with the BOP to form in the ocean a SRDSPUMLPLMRPBOP.
12. The process of claim 11 wherein step (f) further comprises suspending the equipment combination comprising at least a MLP and a LMRP aboard the drilling vessel by engaging the MLP with a holding mechanism that is fixed to a carriage upon the drilling vessel, wherein the carriage is mounted upon rails, the carriage being adapted for movement along the rails to multiple predetermined positions above the moon pool of the drilling vessel.
13. A process for deployment of drilling equipment through a moon pool of a drilling vessel, the process comprising:
suspending a first device above a moon pool;
suspending a second device below the first device;
connecting the first device to the second device to form a connected pair; and
suspending the connected pair with a holding mechanism attached to the first device.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A microorganism testing apparatus comprising:
a microorganism testing chip including
a specimen container for holding a fluid specimen containing microorganisms,
a reaction container for holding a reagent solution capable of reacting with the fluid specimen and for causing the fluid specimen to react with the reagent solution, and
a microorganism detection unit for detecting the microorganisms;
a pressure supply device for transporting the fluid specimen and the reagent solution within the microorganism testing chip, the pressure supply device being connected to the microorganism testing chip;
a stage for holding the microorganism testing chip and for moving the microorganism testing chip; and
a detection device including
a light source for irradiating the microorganism detection unit with excitation light,
a first detector for detecting fluorescence emitted from microorganisms flowing through a detection flow path of the microorganism detection unit and for converting the fluorescence to an electrical signal, and
a second detector for detecting scattered light emitted from the microorganisms flowing through the microorganism detection unit and for converting the scattered light to an electrical signal,
the detection device controlling a position of the detection flow path in a direction of an optical axis of the excitation light by controlling and moving the stage based on a detected intensity of the fluorescence emitted from the microorganism detection unit, the detected intensity changing depending on a position of the microorganism testing chip.
2. The microorganism testing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the microorganism detection unit includes a cover member and a flow path member, and
a groove included in the flow path member forms the detection flow path when the cover member and the flow path member are bonded to each other.
3. The microorganism testing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
the detection device executes processing for alignment of the detection flow path in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the excitation light and processing for alignment of the detection flow path in a direction parallel to the optical axis of the excitation light by using the stage.
4. The microorganism testing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
the detection device locates the detection flow path at a focal point of the excitation light by obtaining a position of the detection flow path where the intensity of the detected fluorescence is maximum.
5. The microorganism testing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
the detection device locates the detection flow path on the optical axis of the excitation light by obtaining a position of the detection flow path where the intensity of the detected scattered light is maximum.
6. The microorganism testing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
the microorganism testing chip includes a mark disposed near the detection flow path, the mark increasing the intensity of scattered light, reflected light, or fluorescence by being irradiated with the excitation light, and
the processing for the alignment of the detection flow path in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the excitation light is performed based on scattered light, reflected light, or fluorescence from the mark.
7. A microorganism testing apparatus using a fluorescence flow cytometry method, wherein
a microorganism detection unit is provided in a microorganism testing chip held by a movable stage,
the microorganism testing chip includes a mark disposed near the detection flow path, the mark being configured to increase an intensity of fluorescence by being irradiated with excitation light and having a predetermined positional relationship with the detection flow path in a direction of an optical axis of excitation light, and
processing for alignment of the detection flow path in the direction of the optical axis of the excitation light is performed based on fluorescence from the mark.
8. A method of aligning a microorganism detection unit with excitation light in a microorganism testing apparatus using a fluorescence flow cytometry method, wherein the microorganism detection unit is provided in a microorganism testing chip held by a movable stage,
the method comprising:
irradiating the microorganism detection unit with the excitation light; and
performing alignment of the microorganism detection unit in a direction of an optical axis of the excitation light by controlling and moving the movable stage in the direction of the optical axis of the excitation light such that the intensity of fluorescence detected from the microorganism detection unit reaches maximum.