Diving company claims record in gulf hot tap

Journal Article · Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:5602656

This paper reports that the deepest pipeline hot tap in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, and possibly the world, was recently accomplished in 630 ft of seawater, according to Offshore Petroleum Divers Inc. (OPD) which carried out the dive. The hot tap, in South Pass Block 50,. connected a newly constructed BP Exploration 8-in. pipeline to an operational 10-in. oil pipeline for Chevron Pipeline Co. Hot taps enable operators to attach an ancillary pipeline to an operational or hot pipeline. The procedure avoids construction of additional pipelines to a production platform.

• OSTI ID: 5602656
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 90:11; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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