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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2015
Applicant:
National Oilwell Varco Denmark I/s, Brondby, DK;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO DENMARK I/S, Brondby, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/01 (2006.01); E21B 19/22 (2006.01); C23F 13/00 (2006.01); F16L 58/00 (2006.01); F16L 11/08 (2006.01); F16L 1/15 (2006.01); F16L 11/20 (2006.01); F16L 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/22 (2013.01); C23F 13/00 (2013.01); E21B 17/01 (2013.01); F16L 1/15 (2013.01); F16L 11/081 (2013.01); F16L 11/083 (2013.01); F16L 11/20 (2013.01); F16L 58/00 (2013.01); C23F 2213/22 (2013.01); C23F 2213/31 (2013.01); C23F 2213/32 (2013.01); F16L 2011/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of installing an unbonded flexible pipe with a bore for transportation of fluid wherein the unbonded flexible pipe comprises an outer sheath, an inner sealing sheath inside the outer polymer sheath, an annulus between said outer sheath and said inner sealing sheath and at least one metallic armor layer comprising iron located in said annulus, wherein the method comprises filling at least a part of the annulus with a corrosion promoting liquid before or after installing the unbonded flexible pipe between a first installation and a second installation.