Method and system for rapid deployment of a capping stack
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsSean A. Roach, Doug N. Derr
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Abstract
A capping stack having a first capping stack component and a second capping stack component, and a method for transporting the same are disclosed. The capping stack components are mounted onto standard skids and loaded onto an aircraft. Upon arrival at a location, the skids are mated, and the capping stack components are aligned and coupled. A clamp assembly may be used to create pressure integrity between two capping stack components.
Claims18
A method of transporting a capping stack having a first capping stack component and a second capping stack component to a desired location comprising:
- mounting the first capping stack component onto a first standard skid and mounting a second capping stack component onto a second standard skid;
- loading the first standard skid and the second standard skid onto an aircraft;
- mating the first standard skid and the second standard skid to a corresponding structural member of the aircraft;
- removing the first standard skid and second standard skid from the aircraft after the aircraft arrives at a landing location;
- aligning the first capping stack component and the second capping stack component;
- coupling the first capping stack component and the second capping stack component;
- performing a pressure integrity test on a connection between the first capping stack component and the second capping stack component;
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- deploying the first capping stack component and the second capping stack component to the desired location.
A capping stack, comprising:
- a first capping stack component and a second capping stack component;
- a first standard skid and a second standard skid, wherein the first capping stack component is mountable onto the first standard skid and the second capping stack component is mountable onto the second standard skid for transportation;
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- a hydraulic mechanism coupled to the first and second standard skids, wherein the hydraulic mechanism is operable to pull the first and second standard skids together.
A clamp assembly comprising:
- a bottom clamp half;
- a top clamp half;
- a hub connection;
- and
- a fastener;
- wherein the fastener couples the bottom clamp half and top clamp half at the hub connection, and
- wherein the clamp assembly couples two capping stack components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.