AU2002228710A1 - Subsea pig reloader - Google Patents

Subsea pig reloader

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Publication number
AU2002228710A1
AU2002228710A1 AU2002228710A AU2871002A AU2002228710A1 AU 2002228710 A1 AU2002228710 A1 AU 2002228710A1 AU 2002228710 A AU2002228710 A AU 2002228710A AU 2871002 A AU2871002 A AU 2871002A AU 2002228710 A1 AU2002228710 A1 AU 2002228710A1
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Prior art keywords
reloader
subsea pig
subsea
pig
pig reloader
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Abandoned
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AU2002228710A
Inventor
J. S. Mandke
Jason Mccanna
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Kellogg Brown and Root LLC
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Kellogg Brown and Root LLC
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Publication of AU2002228710A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002228710A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L55/00—Devices or appurtenances for use in, or in connection with, pipes or pipe systems
    • F16L55/26—Pigs or moles, i.e. devices movable in a pipe or conduit with or without self-contained propulsion means
    • F16L55/46—Launching or retrieval of pigs or moles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/02—Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
    • B08B9/027—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages
    • B08B9/04—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes
    • B08B9/053—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction
    • B08B9/055—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, e.g. pigs or moles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/02—Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
    • B08B9/027—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages
    • B08B9/04—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes
    • B08B9/053—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction
    • B08B9/055—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, e.g. pigs or moles
    • B08B9/0551—Control mechanisms therefor
AU2002228710A 2000-11-08 2001-11-01 Subsea pig reloader Abandoned AU2002228710A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

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US24676900P 2000-11-08 2000-11-08
US60246769 2000-11-08
US09/714,334 US6537383B1 (en) 2000-11-08 2000-11-16 Subsea pig launcher
US09714334 2000-11-16
PCT/US2001/045504 WO2002038294A1 (en) 2000-11-08 2001-11-01 Subsea pig reloader

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AU2002228710A1 true AU2002228710A1 (en) 2002-05-21

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AU2002227102A Abandoned AU2002227102A1 (en) 2000-11-08 2001-11-01 Subsea pig launcher
AU2002236556A Abandoned AU2002236556A1 (en) 2000-11-08 2001-11-01 Subsea launcher piston pig
AU2002228710A Abandoned AU2002228710A1 (en) 2000-11-08 2001-11-01 Subsea pig reloader

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AU2002227102A Abandoned AU2002227102A1 (en) 2000-11-08 2001-11-01 Subsea pig launcher
AU2002236556A Abandoned AU2002236556A1 (en) 2000-11-08 2001-11-01 Subsea launcher piston pig

Country Status (3)

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US (3) US6537383B1 (en)
AU (3) AU2002227102A1 (en)
WO (3) WO2002038294A1 (en)

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US6537383B1 (en) 2003-03-25
US6596089B2 (en) 2003-07-22
US20020059687A1 (en) 2002-05-23
WO2002038293A9 (en) 2004-05-21
AU2002227102A1 (en) 2002-05-21
AU2002236556A1 (en) 2002-05-21
WO2002038294A1 (en) 2002-05-16
WO2002038293A1 (en) 2002-05-16
WO2002037930A2 (en) 2002-05-16
US6475294B2 (en) 2002-11-05
WO2002037930A3 (en) 2002-08-29
US20020053354A1 (en) 2002-05-09

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