Method for installing a pile

A method for installation, said method comprising the steps of:

• lowering a pile from a surface to an ocean floor, said pile being comprised of a generally cylindrical body;
• partially embedding said pile to an initial depth based on weight of said pile, said pile having an initial soil plug and an initial interior volume within the cylindrical body;
• confirming vertical orientation of said pile;
• lowering an installation pile onto said pile, said installation pile being comprised of a generally cylindrical installation body having a top installation surface with installation vent valves on a closed end, an installation skirt on an opened end, and a hydraulic cylinder, said top installation surface covering said pile;
• partially embedding said installation pile to an initial installation depth based on weight of said installation pile, said installation pile having an initial installation soil plug and initial installation interior volume within the cylindrical installation body, said hydraulic cylinder being aligned with said pile;
• sealing said installation pile;
• pumping water from said installation pile from said initial installation interior volume so as to embed said installation pile to a set depth and form a pressurized zone within said installation interior volume;
• embedding said pile to an anchor depth with said hydraulic cylinder having a piston on a distal end and a connection port on a proximal end, said hydraulic cylinder being mounted in said installation interior volume, said piston being adjacent said pile within said installation interior volume and actuated by said hydraulic cylinder, said pile moving from said initial depth in said pressurized zone within said installation interior volume to said anchor depth by said piston;
• pumping water back into said installation pile so as to remove the pressurized zone after said pile is at said anchor depth;
• lifting said installation pile from said set depth;
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• returning said installation pile to a vessel at a surface.