Enhanced method for cutting pipes on a drill floor and tool therefor

A method for cutting a tubular structure in a petrochemical industry, using a cutting tool having a non-rotatable cutting element and a reaction member opposite to the non-rotatable cutting element, the cutting tool being configured for carrying out a translational cutting movement through the tubular structure,

• wherein the method comprises:
• a) positioning the cutting tool in a first position exterior to the tubular structure;
• b) squeezing the tubular structure at the first position by activating a partial translational cutting movement of the non-rotatable cutting element to obtain a dented region in the tubular structure;
• c) retracting the non-rotatable cutting element subsequent to the step of squeezing;
• d) positioning the cutting tool in a second position exterior to the tubular structure, wherein the second position is displaced over a predefined distance compared to the first position, and
• e) cutting the tubular structure at the second position by activating a full translational cutting movement of the non-rotatable cutting element through the tubular structure.