Method and apparatus for moving a pipe through a j-tube
CA 1279062 C · Owner: Shell Canada Limited · Inventors: Esparza, Joe O.
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A method and apparatus are provided for reducing the force required to move a pipe through a J-tube attached to an offshore platform. The J-tube is provided with at least two spaced-apart sections and at least the pipe and/or one section is oscillated as the pipe is moved through the J-tube, thereby reducing the force required to move the pipe.
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- Granted January 15, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 15, 2008.
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