Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
073490500 | Pipe | 23 |
20080282776 | UNIVERSAL PUMP PLATFORM - The present invention is directed to a Universal Pumping Platform (UPP) that comprises a platform containing an electric motor that drives a hydraulic pump for producing high pressure hydraulic fluid and one or more pumps powered by the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump. The pump is selected for the desired commissioning method to be carried out, such as filling, chemical treating, pigging, hydrostatic testing or dewatering the pipeline. The UPP is suspended from a vessel by an umbilical that provides the electric current for the electric motor supported by the UPP. | 11-20-2008 |
20080282777 | GEOMETRIC UNIVERSAL PUMP PLATFORM - The present invention is directed to a Geometric Universal Pumping Platform (GUPP) that comprises a platform containing an electric motor that drives a hydraulic pump for producing high pressure hydraulic fluid and one or more pumps powered by the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump. The pump is selected for the desired commissioning method to be carried out, such as flooding, chemical treating, pigging, hydrostatic testing or dewatering the pipeline. The GUPP is suspended from a vessel by an umbilical that provides the electric current for the electric motor supported by the GUPP. | 11-20-2008 |
20080314124 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PIPELINE CONDITIONING & FREEZING POINT SUPPRESSION - Method for dewatering, pressure testing, hydrotreating, suppressing methane hydrate formation and suppressing solution freezing point in pipeline operations have been disclosed, where the solution used in the operations includes an effective amount of a metal formate salt. The metal formate salt solutions have a low viscosity, have a high density, have a low metals corrosivity, are non-volatile, have a low solubility in hydrocarbons, are readily biodegradable, have a low toxicity, are non-hazardous, have a low environmental impact, have a freezing point depression property forming water/formate eutectic point mixtures, and have a water-structuring and water activity modification property. | 12-25-2008 |
20080314125 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING CHEMICAL REACTOR TUBES - A device and method for measuring the back pressure in chemical reactor tubes includes many automated features. Inflatable tube seals may be automatically inflated. The device may measure several tubes at once. It may transmit data electronically to a remote computer for analysis and graphic display. | 12-25-2008 |
20090007640 | CABLE INSTALLATION - A method for use in connection with installing a cable into a conduit having a first end and a second end, to confirm whether air introduced into the conduit at the first end is flowing out of the conduit from the second end, the method including the steps of: substantially blocking the second end, so that when the air is introduced into the conduit its flow from the second end will be impeded; introducing a flow of air into the first end; and detecting a change in a property of the air within the conduit whereby it can be confirmed if the air is flowing to the second end. | 01-08-2009 |
20090038378 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DATA FOR CHEMICAL REACTOR TUBES - A device and method for measuring the back pressure in chemical reactor tubes includes many automated features. Inflatable tube seals may be automatically inflated. The device may measure several tubes at once. It may transmit data electronically to a remote computer for analysis and graphic display. | 02-12-2009 |
20110259087 | TEST MACHINE TO APPLY A UNIFORM INTERNAL PRESSURE TO A TUBE - This machine comprises a central body ( | 10-27-2011 |
20120055237 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PIPELINE CONDITIONING & FREEZING POINT SUPPRESSION - Method for dewatering, pressure testing, hydrotreating, suppressing methane hydrate formation and suppressing solution freezing point in pipeline operations have been disclosed, where the solution used in the operations includes an effective amount of a metal formate salt. The metal formate salt solutions have a low viscosity, have a high density, have a low metals corrosivity, are non-volatile, have a low solubility in hydrocarbons, are readily biodegradable, have a low toxicity, are non-hazardous, have a low environmental impact, have a freezing point depression property forming water/formate eutectic point mixtures, and have a water-structuring and water activity modification property. | 03-08-2012 |
20120137752 | HYDROTESTING FLUIDS HAVING REDUCED MICROBIOLOGICALLY INFLUENCED CORROSION - Hydrotesting fluid compositions including stable populations of corrosion reducing microbes, where the populations are is sufficient to reduce or eliminate microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC). | 06-07-2012 |
20130213121 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESSURE TESTING A PIPE JOINT - Method for testing and/or for pressure testing the tightness of the joints of the transfer piping of a pneumatic pipe transport system for waste, in which method the pipe section to be tested is separated inside the pipe from the other piping and pressure medium is conducted into the section, and leaks and/or the pressure of the pressure medium are monitored on the section of pipe to be tested. In the method a device is taken inside the piping, which device comprises a first wall part ( | 08-22-2013 |
20140165709 | INTEGRITY TESTING - A method and apparatus are disclosed for testing one or more layers of a flexible pipe. The method includes the steps of applying a test cycle to a flexible pipe and simultaneously applying the same test cycle to a tubular test layer connected in an in-line configuration with the flexible pipe. | 06-19-2014 |
20140283583 | SYSTEM FOR PIPELINE DRYING AND FREEZING POINT SUPPRESSION - Method for dewatering, pressure testing, hydrotreating, suppressing methane hydrate formation and suppressing solution freezing point in pipeline operations have been disclosed, where the solution used in the operations includes an effective amount of a metal formate salt. The metal formate salt solutions have a low viscosity, have a high density, have a low metals corrosivity, are non-volatile, have a low solubility in hydrocarbons, are readily biodegradable, have a low toxicity, are non-hazardous, have a low environmental impact, have a freezing point depression property forming water/formate eutectic point mixtures, and have a water-structuring and water activity modification property. | 09-25-2014 |
20140373603 | Reducing False Alarms with Multi-modal Sensing for Pipeline Blockage - A detection system and method of operation are disclosed. The system includes a first sensor coupled to a pipe associated with a pump and generates temperature data associated with a temperature of the pipe. The system includes a second sensor positioned within an acoustic sensing distance from the pump and that generates sound data associated with a sound of the pump. The system includes a processing device configured to execute data instructions to store a baseline temperature signature and a baseline acoustic signature, and receive the temperature data from the first sensor and the sound data from the second sensor. The processing device is configured to, based on (1) a determination that flow through the pipe is reduced by comparing temperature data to the baseline temperature signature, and (2) a determination that the pump remains operational based on comparing the acoustic data to the baseline acoustic signature, generate an indication that the pipe is blocked. | 12-25-2014 |
20150101397 | METHOD FOR TESTING NON-UNIFORM LOADS IN PIPES - The present invention refers to a method wherein a test body is assembled in specific configurations to be submitted to testing in a conventional hydrostatic chamber. The method calls for assembling a test body that simulates cementing failures, the presence of stress anisotropy and a borehole of irregular geometry, by pressurizing said test body in a conventional hydrostatic chamber. The uniform forces are distributed circumferentially around a casing stream in a non-uniform way, simulating operating conditions that are as close as possible to reality, enabling an analysis of how the structure reacts in scenarios similar to actual conditions. | 04-16-2015 |
20150101398 | REMOVAL OF ORGANIC IMPURITIES FROM WATER - The present disclosure relates to the hydrostatic testing of pipelines and to purification of waste water from such testing. More specifically, there is provided a method of hydrostatically pressure testing a natural gas pipeline using water. The waste water, which is contaminated with hydrocarbons, is subsequently treated by contacting it with manganese dioxide so that the hydrocarbons are broken down into carbon dioxide and water. | 04-16-2015 |
20150143878 | ASSEMBLY AND SEAL TEST - An assembly and method of testing the integrity of a sealing ring of a flexible pipe are disclosed. The method includes locating a first sealing ring adjacent a first collar member and a layer of flexible pipe body; energising the first sealing ring by urging the sealing ring towards a primary pressure-retaining end fitting component, or by urging the pressure- retaining component towards the sealing ring; locating a second sealing ring adjacent the first collar member and a second collar member; energising the second sealing ring by urging the sealing ring towards the pressure-retaining component, or by urging the pressure-retaining component towards the sealing ring; and pressurising the region between the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring through a port extending towards the region to a predetermined pressure of 5 MPa or greater. | 05-28-2015 |
20150330890 | INTERMEDIATE SEALING FOR ULTRADEEP WATER APPLICATIONS - A sealing arrangement and a method for testing the integrity of a sealing arrangement of a flexible pipe are disclosed. The method includes locating a first annular sealing element and a second annular sealing element in a joint between two elements of a flexible pipe, with a region of the joint therebetween; and pressurising the region between the first sealing element and the second sealing element through a port extending towards the region to a predetermined pressure of 0.2 MP or greater. | 11-19-2015 |
20160040577 | UREA WATER PIPE CLOGGING DETECTION DEVICE FOR UREA SCR - A clogging detection device includes a urea water sensor which detects temperature in a urea water tank, a pressure sensor which detects pressure in a urea water feed line, an exhaust gas temperature sensor disposed in an exhaust pipe upstream of a selective catalytic reduction device, and a determination unit. When a key switch is turned on, the determination unit performs a startup control to drive a supply pump and increase the pressure in a pipe segment extending to a dosing value. If a detection value of the exhaust gas temperature sensor is no greater than a predetermined temperature, and a detection value of the urea water sensor is no smaller than a freezing temperature, then the determination unit performs emptying control for returning the urea water from the pipe segment to the urea water tank to detect clogging of the pipe segment from the detection value of the pressure sensor. | 02-11-2016 |
20160054158 | WATER DELUGE SYSTEM TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The invention provides a method and apparatus for of performing a test on a deluge system. The method comprises providing a gas source in fluid communication with a deluge system. A plurality of fluid sensors is installed at a plurality of locations (e.g. nozzles) in the deluge system. The gas source is activated to cause gas to flow through the deluge system during a gas test period, and using the plurality of sensors, at least one fluid parameter during the gas test period is measured to provide a gas test data set. The first gas test data set is stored, transmitted and/or processed to derive information about the condition of the deluge system. | 02-25-2016 |
20160091390 | MOBILE HYDRO GEOTHERMAL TESTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A fluid flushing and pressurization apparatus for use with geothermal systems, capable of delivering a reversible high-velocity flow of fluid through a system of buried PE pipe without introducing an overpressure condition or water hammer. The apparatus can be utilized with methods for installing, preparing, flushing, filling, testing, and certifying geothermal heating and cooling systems. A portable pumping and testing apparatus can include a high-volume pump, a high-pressure pump, a flow meter, and pressure sensors in wired or wireless communication with a processor or logic controller such that continuous or periodic monitoring of the system can be recorded. The system can be programmed to operate automatically under computer control such that reversal of the flow through the geothermal system does not shock or damage the equipment or buried piping. | 03-31-2016 |
20160146695 | Methods for Testing Shape-Memory Alloy Couplers for Oil and Gas Applications - A method of testing a shape-memory alloy (SMA) coupler for use within an oil and gas environment at an operating pressure includes testing a first specimen of an SMA coupler design for the operating pressure according to a first test sequence comprising a first plurality of tests and testing a second specimen of the SMA coupler design for the operating pressure according to a second test sequence comprising a second plurality of tests. The method further includes approving the SMA coupler design for use within an oil and gas application at the operating pressure if the first specimen passes each of the first plurality of tests of the first test sequence and the second specimen passes each of the second plurality of tests of the second test sequence. | 05-26-2016 |
20160202139 | CONTAMINATION DETECTION FOR PIPELINES | 07-14-2016 |
073490600 | With power-operated closure or seal | 1 |
20100212405 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PIPE TESTING - A method of testing pipes for use in making subsea pipelines comprises cutting a ring from one or more pipes of the type used to make the pipeline; forming flat, substantially parallel surfaces on the ends of the ring; providing means for measuring strain and deformation of the ring; mounting the ring in a pressure chamber such that the ends of the ring form seals with opposing walls of the chamber to isolate the inside of the ring from the outside; increasing the pressure outside the ring and measuring the strain and deformation on the ring as the pressure increases; and using the deformation and strain measurements to determine a wall thickness for pipes to be used for the pipeline. An apparatus for testing rings cut from pipes for use in making subsea pipelines, comprises first and second test chamber sections which, when placed together define a test chamber for receiving the ring to be tested; one or more sensors for measuring strain and deformation of the ring; sealing means located in the chamber for forming a seal against the ring when received in the chamber; means for clamping the first and second sections together to form the chamber and engage the sealing means against the ring when received in the chamber to form a pressure resistant seal between the inside and outside of the ring; and a fluid inlet port in one of the chamber sections to allow a pressurised fluid to be admitted to the chamber outside the ring when received in the chamber. | 08-26-2010 |