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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Quanta Associates, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ronald G. Halderman, Billings, MT (US);
Pablo Esteban Guerra, Houston, TX (US);
Richard Neil Smith, Houston, TX (US);
John Steven Meaders, Conroe, TX (US);
James Williams, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Quanta Associates, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/28 (2006.01); E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E21B 7/20 (2006.01); E21B 19/08 (2006.01); H02G 1/08 (2006.01); F16L 1/028 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/20 (2013.01); H02G 1/081 (2013.01); E21B 7/04 (2013.01); E21B 7/28 (2013.01); F16L 1/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments and methods relate to pulling and installing a product line along an underground arcuate path beneath an obstacle, including pulling the product line for an extended length (i.e. a length that might otherwise be deemed impracticable) along the underground arcuate path beneath the obstacle. A sealing/locking mechanism is located at one end of an outer pipe and at an end of an inner pipe at a position within the underground arcuate path.