Method for removing oilfield mineral scale from pipes and tubing
AssigneesM-I Production Chemicals UK Limited, Oilfield Mineral Solutions Limited
InventorsRichard W. Keatch, Simon K. Ray
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Abstract
A method for removing mineral scale from tubing is disclosed. The method may include the steps of making a first longitudinal cut along a length of the tubing, making a second longitudinal cut along a length of tubing, and removing a plurality of sections of tubing, wherein the sections of tubing are defined by the first and second longitudinal cuts.
Claims15
A method for removing mineral scale from tubing, the method comprising:
- making a first longitudinal cut along a length of the tubing;
- making a second longitudinal cut along a length of tubing;
- and
- removing a plurality of sections of tubing, wherein the sections of tubing are defined by the first and second longitudinal cuts,
- wherein the first and second longitudinal cuts are tangential to an inside diameter of the tubing.
A method for removing mineral scale from tubing, the method comprising:
- making a first longitudinal cut tangential to an inside diameter of the tubing;
- making a second longitudinal cut tangential to the inside diameter of the tubing;
- and
- removing a plurality of sections of tubing, wherein the sections of tubing are defined by the first and second longitudinal cuts.
A method for removing mineral scale from tubing, the method comprising:
- making at least one cut longitudinally along the tubing;
- and
- separating cut tubing from the mineral scale,
- wherein the making at least one cut comprises making at least one cut substantially tangential to an inside diameter of the tubing,
- wherein the at least one cut is made along an entire chord of a cross-section of the tubing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.