Off-shore preparation system
AssigneeMeedl68 LP
InventorRene E. Peinado
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Abstract
A waterborne facility on a body of water includes a primary spoolable pipe and a pump. The end of the primary spoolable pipe may be guided from the waterborne facility to a location proximate to a selected site. The pump may be used to discharge a flowable material through the primary spoolable pipe. The waterborne facility may include a ready-mix concrete preparation system. However, the waterborne facility may deliver any flowable material to a selected site, which may be a land surface, underground, on a water surface, or underwater. Illustrative flowable materials include seawater, grout, cement, and sediment/mud.
Claims20
A method of delivering a ready-mix concrete to a pour site, comprising:
- positioning a waterborne facility on a body of water, wherein the waterborne facility includes a spoolable pipe wound on a spool;
- guiding an outlet end of a spoolable pipe from the waterborne facility to a location proximate to the pour site;
- preparing the ready-mix concrete at the waterborne facility;
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- conveying the ready-mix concrete to the pour site via the spoolable pipe.
A system for delivering a ready-mix concrete to a pour site, comprising:
- a waterborne facility positioned in a body of water;
- a ready-mix concrete preparation system located on the waterborne facility;
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- a spoolable pipe wound on a spool on the waterborne facility and connected to the ready-mix concrete preparation system.
A method of delivering a flowable material to a selected site, comprising:
- positioning a waterborne facility on a body of water;
- guiding an end of a primary spoolable pipe from the waterborne facility to a location proximate to the selected site, the primary spoolable pipe being guided along a water's surface;
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- discharging the flowable material through the primary spoolable pipe using a pump.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.