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Ice plug employed on subsea pipeline bend during repair

Journal Article · · Oil and Gas Journal
OSTI ID:556875
The first controlled-temperature ice plug in the bend of an offshore gas trunkline has been carried out for Phillips Petroleum Co. Norway on its Norpipe A.S. platform in the German sector of the North Sea. The procedure was part of a subsea valve repair operation. The ice plug was successfully formed offshore and tested to a differential pressure of 1,450 psi. Repair of two valves required only 5 days during which time gas production was operating at close to 50--60% via the platform bypass, says the service company. The paper discusses the procedure.
OSTI ID:
556875
Journal Information:
Oil and Gas Journal, Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal Journal Issue: 51 Vol. 95; ISSN OIGJAV; ISSN 0030-1388
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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