IN LAYING A SUBMARINE PIPELINE

In laying a submarine pipeline, the lengths of pipe are prepared onshore and sealed with plugs; they are then towed out to sea and placed end-to-end on the sea bed. The adjacent ends of each length of pipe are sealed in turn by welding in a surrounding chamber containing an inert gas at a pressure sufficient to support the hydrostatic pressure of the water. When the line is completed, the plugs are forced out through one end of the line by applying fluid pressure to the other end. Preferably, the chamber has an open bottom and is lowered to the sea bed before inert gas is pumped into it to displace water.

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  British Patent Office

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• Authors:
  • Coultrup, J G
• Publication Date: 1968-8-21

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Pipe laying; Pipelines; Underwater pipelines
• Old TRIS Terms: Pipeline construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056056
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 24 1974 12:00AM