Method for mounting an undersea installation comprising at least one section of pipe, and associated installation
AssigneeTechnip France
InventorSylvain Routeau
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Abstract
A method has the following steps: a) providing an undersea foundation arranged on the bed of a body of water; b) laying a section of pipe and of an in-line structure on the foundation and allowing the section of pipe to freely self-orient on the foundation; c) placing at least one guide on the foundation on both sides of the section of pipe; d) blocking the guide on the foundation to laterally clamp the section of pipe with respect to the foundation, while authorizing a longitudinal movement of the section of pipe with respect to the guide.
Claims13
A method for mounting an undersea installation including at least one in-line structure secured to a section of pipe, comprising:
- providing an undersea foundation arranged on a bed of a body of water;
- laying the in-line structure and the section of pipe on the foundation while allowing the in-line structure and the section of pipe to freely self-orient on the foundation;
- placing at least one guide on the foundation on both sides of the section of pipe;
- setting the guide on the foundation to laterally clamp the section of pipe with respect to the foundation, while authorizing a longitudinal movement of the section of pipe with respect to the guide.
An undersea installation comprising:
- an undersea foundation arranged on a bed of a body of water;
- at least one section of pipe and an in-line structure that are positioned on the undersea foundation;
- at least one guide mounted on the foundation on either side of the section of pipe at locations to laterally block the section of pipe with respect to the foundation, while authorizing a longitudinal movement of the section of pipe with respect to the at least one guide, the at least one guide being configured to be placed after the placing of the section of pipe on the foundation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.