Access system for a pressure controlled environment
AssigneeRed Leaf Resources, Inc.
InventorsCharles Keracik, James W. Patten
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Abstract
An access system for a pressure controlled environment is disclosed and described. The system can include a pressurized region having a first fluid. The pressurized region can be defined, at least partially, by a barrier separating the pressurized region from a lower pressure region. The system can also include a trap fluidly coupling the pressurized region and the lower pressure region through at least a portion of the barrier. The trap can have a second fluid forming a seal to prevent the first fluid from escaping the pressurized region. Additionally, the system can include at least one cable extending through the trap and the barrier into the pressurized region.
Claims24
An access system for a pressure controlled environment, comprising:
- a pressurized region having a first fluid therein and defined, at least partially, by a barrier separating the pressurized region from a lower pressure region;
- a trap fluidly coupling the pressurized region and the lower pressure region through at least a portion of the barrier, the trap having a second fluid therein forming a seal to prevent the first fluid from escaping the pressurized region;
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- at least one cable extending through the trap and the barrier into the pressurized region.
A method of accessing a pressure controlled environment, comprising:
- fluidly coupling a trap to a pressurized region and a lower pressure region through at least a portion of a barrier separating the pressurized region from the lower pressure region, the pressurized region having a first fluid therein and being defined, at least partially, by the barrier;
- forming a seal in the trap with a second fluid to prevent the first fluid from escaping the pressurized region;
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- accessing the pressurized region with a cable extending through the trap and the barrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.