Flexible pipe body and method of producing same
AssigneeWellstream International Limited
InventorsUpul Shanthilal Fernando, Neville Dodds, Geoffrey Stephen Graham, Michelle Davidson, Peter Kirton, Philip Nott, Andrew Thompson
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Abstract
A flexible pipe body and methods of producing a flexible pipe body are disclosed. The method may include providing a tubular length of polymeric material for forming a polymeric layer of flexible pipe body; providing a strength layer radially outwards of the polymeric layer; and treating the polymeric layer with a non-ambient temperature and pressure.
Claims19
A method of producing a flexible pipe body, comprising:
- providing a tubular length of polymeric material for forming a polymeric layer of flexible pipe body;
- providing a strength layer radially outwards of the polymeric layer;
- and
- treating the polymeric layer with a non-ambient temperature and pressure.
A method of producing a flexible pipe body, comprising:
- providing a tubular length of polymeric material for forming a polymeric layer of flexible pipe body;
- providing a strength layer radially outwards of the polymeric layer;
- and
- treating a surface of the polymeric layer with a chemical to thereby change one or more physical property of the layer.
A flexible pipe body formed by a process comprising:
- providing a tubular length of polymeric material for forming a polymeric layer of flexible pipe body;
- providing a strength layer radially outwards of the polymeric layer;
- and
- treating the polymeric layer with a non-ambient temperature and pressure.
A flexible pipe body formed by a process comprising:
- providing a tubular length of polymeric material for forming a polymeric layer of flexible pipe body;
- providing a strength layer radially outwards of the polymeric layer;
- and
- treating a surface of the polymeric layer with a chemical to thereby change one or more physical property of the layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.