GB2340198A - Method for propelling a pig along a pipeline - Google Patents

Method for propelling a pig along a pipeline

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GB2340198A
GB2340198A GB9926816A GB9926816A GB2340198A GB 2340198 A GB2340198 A GB 2340198A GB 9926816 A GB9926816 A GB 9926816A GB 9926816 A GB9926816 A GB 9926816A GB 2340198 A GB2340198 A GB 2340198A
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Prior art keywords
propelling
pipeline
pig along
pig
along
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GB9926816A
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GB2340198B (en
GB9926816D0 (en
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George Charles Bruce
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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
    • F16L55/28—Constructional aspects
    • F16L55/30—Constructional aspects of the propulsion means, e.g. towed by cables
    • F16L55/38—Constructional aspects of the propulsion means, e.g. towed by cables driven by fluid pressure
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B22/00—Buoys

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Pipeline Systems (AREA)
  • Cleaning In General (AREA)
GB9926816A 1997-05-15 1998-05-15 Method for propelling a pig along a pipeline Expired - Fee Related GB2340198B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9709864A GB2325293A (en) 1997-05-15 1997-05-15 Method for propelling a pig along a pipeline
PCT/GB1998/001389 WO1998051959A1 (en) 1997-05-15 1998-05-15 Method for propelling a pig along a pipeline

Publications (3)

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GB9926816D0 GB9926816D0 (en) 2000-01-12
GB2340198A true GB2340198A (en) 2000-02-16
GB2340198B GB2340198B (en) 2001-10-24

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GB9709864A Withdrawn GB2325293A (en) 1997-05-15 1997-05-15 Method for propelling a pig along a pipeline
GB9926816A Expired - Fee Related GB2340198B (en) 1997-05-15 1998-05-15 Method for propelling a pig along a pipeline

Family Applications Before (1)

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GB9709864A Withdrawn GB2325293A (en) 1997-05-15 1997-05-15 Method for propelling a pig along a pipeline

Country Status (5)

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AU (1) AU7440498A (en)
BR (1) BR9808815A (en)
GB (2) GB2325293A (en)
NO (1) NO995534L (en)
WO (1) WO1998051959A1 (en)

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FR3042839A1 (en) * 2015-10-26 2017-04-28 Saipem Sa METHOD FOR DRAINING AN UNDERWATER DUCT FROM FLUID TRANSPORT WHICH IS IMMERED AND FILLED WITH WATER

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GB0123627D0 (en) * 2001-10-02 2001-11-21 Stolt Offshore Sa Installation of subsea pipelines
FR2875889B1 (en) * 2004-09-30 2008-05-02 Technip France Sa INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR DRIVING AN UNDERWATER DRIVING SCRAPER
CN114754217B (en) * 2021-01-08 2023-10-27 中国石油天然气股份有限公司 Pipe cleaner exhausting method in water intermodal operation process

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US3961493A (en) * 1975-01-22 1976-06-08 Brown & Root, Inc. Methods and apparatus for purging liquid from an offshore pipeline and/or scanning a pipeline interior
GB2303895A (en) * 1995-07-28 1997-03-05 Copipe Systems Ltd Underwater pipeline apparatus for delivering a pig unit through a seabed pipeline
WO1997010943A1 (en) * 1995-09-21 1997-03-27 Coflexip Stena Offshore Limited Improvements in or relating to pipeline pigging

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GB1420049A (en) * 1973-09-11 1976-01-07 Exxon Production Research Co Recovery of marine pipelines

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3961493A (en) * 1975-01-22 1976-06-08 Brown & Root, Inc. Methods and apparatus for purging liquid from an offshore pipeline and/or scanning a pipeline interior
GB2303895A (en) * 1995-07-28 1997-03-05 Copipe Systems Ltd Underwater pipeline apparatus for delivering a pig unit through a seabed pipeline
WO1997010943A1 (en) * 1995-09-21 1997-03-27 Coflexip Stena Offshore Limited Improvements in or relating to pipeline pigging

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR3042839A1 (en) * 2015-10-26 2017-04-28 Saipem Sa METHOD FOR DRAINING AN UNDERWATER DUCT FROM FLUID TRANSPORT WHICH IS IMMERED AND FILLED WITH WATER
WO2017072424A1 (en) * 2015-10-26 2017-05-04 Saipem S.A. Method for draining a fluid-transporting underwater pipe which is submerged and filled with water
US10451196B2 (en) 2015-10-26 2019-10-22 Saipem S.A. Method for draining a fluid-transporting underwater pipe which is submerged and filled with water
US10823311B2 (en) 2015-10-26 2020-11-03 Saipem S.A. Method of emptying an undersea fluid transport pipe that is submerged and full of water

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Publication number Publication date
NO995534L (en) 2000-01-06
AU7440498A (en) 1998-12-08
GB2340198B (en) 2001-10-24
NO995534D0 (en) 1999-11-12
GB9926816D0 (en) 2000-01-12
WO1998051959A1 (en) 1998-11-19
BR9808815A (en) 2000-07-18
GB9709864D0 (en) 1997-07-09
GB2325293A (en) 1998-11-18

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Effective date: 20020515