End fitting apparatus and method
AssigneeBaker Hughes Energy Technology UK Limited
InventorsCarol Benirschke, Andrew Roberts
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Abstract
An end fitting (400) for a flexible pipe is disclosed. The end fitting comprises a window (410) and a cavity (402) disposed in the end fitting radially inwards of the window and configured to be in fluid communication with an annulus of the flexible pipe, wherein at least a portion of the cavity (402) is visible from the exterior of the end fitting via the window. The end fitting further comprises a dissolvable or dispersible material disposed within the cavity or in fluid communication with the cavity.
Claims17
An end fitting for a flexible pipe, the end fitting comprising:
- a window;
- a cavity disposed in the end fitting radially inwards of the window and configured to be in fluid communication with an annulus of the flexible pipe, wherein a first portion of the cavity is visible from the exterior of the end fitting via the window and a second portion of the cavity is obscured from the exterior of the end fitting by a cover;
- a dissolvable or dispersible material disposed within the second portion of the cavity-such that the dissolvable material is not observable from the window through the cover;
- and
- a housing disposed in the cavity and housing the dissolvable or dispersible material therein.
An end fitting as claimed in 13, wherein the window surround is disposed in a body of the end fitting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.