Pipe pull head systems and methods

A method of securing a pull head to a pipe segment to facilitate disposing the pipe segment within an external bore, comprising:

• laying a pull plate of the pull head against an outer surface of tubing of the pipe segment such that a guide tab on the pull plate directly abuts the tubing of the pipe segment, the guide tab on the pull plate is oriented inwardly, and a locking tab on the pull plate is oriented outwardly;
• implementing a pipe segment fastener opening in the tubing of the pipe segment based at least in part on where a pull plate fastener opening implemented in the pull plate overlaps with the tubing of the pipe segment while the guide tab on the pull plate directly abuts the tubing of the pipe segment and is oriented inwardly;
• inserting the pull plate of the pull head into a pipe bore of the pipe segment such that the guide tab on the pull plate directly abuts the tubing of the pipe segment the guide tab on the pull plate is oriented outwardly, and the locking tab on the pull plate is oriented inwardly;
• securing the pull plate to the tubing of the pipe segment while the guide tab on the pull plate directly abuts the tubing of the pipe segment and is oriented outwardly at least in part by securing a threaded fastener in the pipe segment fastener opening and the pull plate fastener opening;
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• securing an end assembly of the pull head that comprises a pull ring to the pull plate of the pull head at least in part by inserting the locking tab on the pull plate through a locking tab opening implemented in an end cap of the end assembly and rotating the end cap relative to the pull plate to interlock the locking tab with a solid portion of the end cap that is adjacent the locking tab opening to enable the pull head to be pulled into the external bore, through the external bore, or both.

A pull head comprising:

• a pull plate, wherein the pull plate comprises:
• a pull plate fastener opening configured to facilitate securing the pull plate to tubing of a pipe segment;
• a guide tab that extends out in a first direction, wherein the guide tab is configured to directly abut the tubing of the pipe segment and to be oriented inwardly to facilitate identifying a location at which to implement a pipe segment fastener opening in the tubing of the pipe segment that is to be aligned with the pull plate fastener opening;
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• a locking tab that extends out in a second direction opposite the first direction, wherein the pull plate is configured to be secured to the tubing of the pipe segment while the locking tab is oriented inwardly and the guide tab is oriented outwardly;
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• an end assembly comprising an end cap configured to be secured to the pull plate and a pull ring configured to be secured to one or more cables to enable pulling the pull head, wherein the end cap comprises a locking tab opening having:
• an insertion portion configured to enable the locking tab of the pull plate to be inserted through the locking tab opening in the end cap;
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• a key seat portion connected to and smaller than the insertion portion of the locking tab opening, wherein the locking tab on the pull plate is configured to interlock with a solid portion of the end cap to facilitate securing the end assembly to the pull plate when the pull plate is moved from the insertion portion of the locking tab opening to the key seat portion of the locking tab opening.