Invention Grant
US08656939B2 Apparatus, system and methods for sealing and severing a subsea pipeline
有权
用于密封和切断海底管道的设备,系统和方法
- Patent Title: Apparatus, system and methods for sealing and severing a subsea pipeline
- Patent Title (中): 用于密封和切断海底管道的设备,系统和方法
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Application No.: US13408055Application Date: 2012-02-29
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Publication No.: US08656939B2Publication Date: 2014-02-25
- Inventor: Jarred Christopher Sharp , Scott Oren Crook , Jimmie Dean Adkins , Daniel Christopher Kefford , Edward Shintaro Nakajima , Jean Michael Thibodeaux
- Applicant: Jarred Christopher Sharp , Scott Oren Crook , Jimmie Dean Adkins , Daniel Christopher Kefford , Edward Shintaro Nakajima , Jean Michael Thibodeaux
- Applicant Address: US CA San Ramon
- Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
- Current Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Ramon
- Agent Karen R. DiDomenicis
- Main IPC: F16L1/26
- IPC: F16L1/26

Abstract:
Disclosed is an apparatus for sealing and severing a subsea pipe adapted to convey fluids, e.g., hydrocarbons, and systems and methods using such apparatus. The apparatus includes a housing adapted to attach to the pipe, a piercing tool for providing an opening in the pipe at a predetermined location and a mechanism for establishing fluid communication between a source of sealant material and space within the pipe adjacent the opening in the pipe, and a cutting mechanism for cutting the pipe. Methods disclosed include piercing the pipe to form an opening, injecting sealant material through the opening into the pipe to form a fluid-tight seal, and cutting the pipe through the seal to form sealed cut ends.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130220436A1 APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SEALING AND SEVERING A SUBSEA PIPELINE Public/Granted day:2013-08-29
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