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WO2002044601A3
WO2002044601A3 PCT/GB2001/005261 GB0105261W WO0244601A3 WO 2002044601 A3 WO2002044601 A3 WO 2002044601A3 GB 0105261 W GB0105261 W GB 0105261W WO 0244601 A3 WO0244601 A3 WO 0244601A3
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pig
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David Eric Appleford
Brian William Lane
Ronald Geoffrey William Smith
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Alpha Thames Ltd
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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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Pipeline Systems (AREA)

Abstract

A method of pigging a pipeline network (4,6) connecting a host facility (1) to a remote location (2), the network including a delivery pipeline (4) for transporting a first fluid from the host facility (1) to the remote location (2) and a return pipeline (6) for transporting a second fluid from the remote location (2) to the host facility (1), the method comprising the steps of: (I) propelling a pig (24) with a first fluid along the delivery pipeline (4) to the remote location (2); (ii) capturing the pig (24) in a pig trap (42) situated in a pig transfer pipe (20) connecting the delivery and return pipelines (4,6); (iii) diverting the second fluid to propel the pig (24) out of the pig trap (42) and around the transfer pipe (20) into the return pipeline (6); and (iv) propelling the pig (24) with the second fluid along the return pipeline (6) to the host facility (1).
PCT/GB2001/005261 2000-11-30 2001-11-29 Pigging method and apparatus Ceased WO2002044601A2 (en)

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GB0029285A GB0029285D0 (en) 2000-11-30 2000-11-30 Pigging method and apparatus
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