System and method for deploying coils of spoolable pipe
AssigneeFlexSteel USA, LLC
InventorsMichael Case, Glenn Tucker
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Abstract
A system for deploying a coil of spoolable pipe from a vessel includes a first tower configured to move longitudinally and transversely along a first track coupled to the vessel, a second tower configured to move longitudinally along a second track coupled to the vessel, and a coil drum assembly coupled to the first tower. The first tower is configured to insert the coil drum assembly transversely into an interior channel of the coil when the coil drum assembly is in a retracted position, the coil drum assembly is configured to support the coil when the coil drum assembly is in an extended position and rotate during deployment of the spoolable pipe, and the first tower and the second tower are configured to move the coil drum assembly vertically.
Claims17
A swaging system, comprising:
- a lower platform;
- an upper platform disposed above the lower platform;
- a swage machine secured on the upper platform, wherein the swage machine comprises:
- one or more dies;
- and
- a first one or more actuators configured to slide the one or more dies over a fitting to facilitate swaging the fitting onto an end of a pipe;
- and
- a second one or more actuators secured to the lower platform and the upper platform, wherein each of the second one or more actuators is configured to facilitate axially aligning the swage machine with the end of the pipe at least in part by selectively:
- transitioning to a more extended state to facilitate raising the upper platform and, thus, the swage machine relative to the lower platform;
- and
- transitioning to a less extended state to facilitate lowering upper platform and, thus, the swage machine relative to the lower platform.
A method of operating a swaging system, comprising:
- axially aligning a swage machine secured on a deck of a vessel with an end of a pipe at least in part by raising, lower, tilting, rotating, or any combination thereof an upper platform on which the swage machine is secured relative to the deck of the vessel;
- loading a fitting and the end of the pipe in the swage machine;
- and
- swaging, using the swage machine, the fitting to the end of the pipe at least in part by sliding one or more dies of the swage machine over the fitting using one or more swaging actuators.
A swaging system, comprising:
- an upper platform;
- a swage machine secured on the upper platform, wherein the swage machine comprises:
- one or more dies;
- and
- one or more swaging actuators configured to slide the one or more dies over a fitting to facilitate swaging the fitting onto an end of a pipe;
- a lower platform disposed under the upper platform;
- and
- a pivot secured between the upper platform and the lower platform, wherein the pivot is configured to facilitate axially aligning the swage machine with the end of the pipe at least in part by enabling upper platform and, thus, the swage machine to rotate relative to the lower platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.