Ultra-high pressure cutting devices, uses and methods thereof

An ultra-high pressure (UHP) cutting device for cutting an elongate body from outside the elongate body, the UHP cutting device comprising:

• a UHP connector for connection with a UHP hose in communication with a fluid source;
• a UHP tube with a top end and a bottom end opposite the top end, the UHP tube defining a lumen for receiving a UHP line;
• a static mount for securing the cutting device to the elongate body;
• a rotatable mount rotatably connected to the static mount;
• a radially adjustable support member for adjusting a distance of the UHP tube to the elongate body, the radially adjustable support member being connected to the top end of the UHP tube and the rotatable mount, the radially adjustable support member comprising:
• a cross member connected to the UHP tube;
• a radially adjustable bracket for receiving the cross member;
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• a radius fastener for securing the cross member to the radially adjustable bracket;
• a height adjustable support member for adjusting a distance of the bottom end of the UHP tube to a top end of the elongate body, the height adjustable support member comprising:
• a height adjustable bracket for receiving the UHP tube;
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• a height fastener for securing the rotatable UHP tube to the height adjustable support member;
• a drive in operational communication with the rotatable mount for rotating the rotatable mount during operation of the cutting device;
• a UHP line passing through the UHP tube and connected at a top end to the UHP connector;
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• a cutter head in fluid communication with a bottom end of the UHP line.

A method of cutting an elongate body using Use of an ultra-high pressure (UHP) cutting device comprising:

• a UHP connector for connection with a UHP line in communication with a fluid source;
• a UHP tube with a top end and a bottom end opposite the top end, the UHP tube defining a lumen for receiving UHP fluid;
• a static mount for securing the cutting device to the elongate body;
• a rotatable mount rotatably connected to the static mount;
• a radially adjustable support member for adjusting a distance of the UHP tube to the elongate body, the radially adjustable support member being connected adjacent to the top end of the UHP tube and the rotatable mount;
• a drive in operational communication with the rotatable mount for rotating the rotatable mount during operation of the cutting device;
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• a cutter head in fluid communication with a bottom end of the UHP line,
• the method comprising the steps of:
• attaching a static mount of the UHP cutting device to a top end of the elongate body;
• adjusting a radial distance of a UHP tube from the elongate body via a radially adjustable support member connected to the UHP tube and a rotatable mount;
• rotating the rotatable mount about a rotatable connection to the static mount;
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• cutting the elongate body via abrasive and UHP fluid emitted from a cutter head.