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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicant:
GE Oil & Gas Uk Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GE OIL & GAS UK LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/50 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); E21B 17/01 (2006.01); E21B 47/12 (2012.01); E21B 17/20 (2006.01); G02B 6/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/502 (2013.01); E21B 17/01 (2013.01); E21B 17/206 (2013.01); E21B 47/123 (2013.01); G02B 6/4464 (2013.01); G02B 6/506 (2013.01); G02B 6/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a fiber element are disclosed. The method includes the steps of opening a first control valve element () at a proximate end region of a first lumen () that extends along a flexible pipe (), opening a first vent valve element () at a remote end region of a second lumen () that extends along the flexible pipe (), providing a new fiber element along the second lumen () via an opening () at a proximate end region of the second lumen () and closing the first vent valve element () and the first control valve element ().