Pipe cleaning machine

Patent · Tue Oct 12 04:00:00 EDT 1965

OSTI ID:6624293

Holliday, W G

This is a semiautomatic machine for removing rust, mud, and paraffin from the interior and exterior of well pipe or tubing to recondition it for further use. Loading, cleaning and re-racking is carried out by a single operator. The machine has a rectangular, box-like frame which consists of 3 sub-sections and includes a loading rack located on one side of the machine, a treating tank on the other side of the machine opposite a rack, and a storage rack located beside the tank. All 3 sections of the machine have pairs of pipe-supporting and centralized rollers, each erected for angular adjustment relative to the axis of the pipe supported thereon. The pipe is pulled through the machine by several sets of power-operated drive wheels. The machine has brushes for cleaning the interior and exterior of the pipe as it is moved. The pipe is lowered and removed from the treating tank containing oil or other treating material by an unloading and loading mechanism. (5 claims)

• Assignee: TUL; EDB-81-043946
• Patent Number(s): US 3210788
• OSTI ID: 6624293
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
022000* -- Petroleum-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
03 NATURAL GAS
032000 -- Natural Gas-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
ALKANES
CHALCOGENIDES
CLEANING
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROCARBONS
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON OXIDES
OIL WELLS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARAFFIN
PETROLEUM
PIPES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
WAXES
WELLS