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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
May. 01, 2015
Applicant:
GE Oil & Gas Uk Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GE OIL & GAS UK LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/01 (2006.01); E21B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/017 (2013.01); E21B 19/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and a method are disclosed for limiting contact pressure between a flexible pipe and a bending guide member. The apparatus includes a bending guide member extending over a covered region of a flexible pipe in which the flexible pipe can bend wherein a gap between an inner surface of the bending guide member and an outer surface on the flexible pipe in at least a portion of the covered region is tapered and narrows towards an unconstrained end of the bending guide member.