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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2021
Quanta Associates, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
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);
Quanta Associates, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
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. Embodiments also relate to a pulling apparatus for installing a product line using a casing along an underground arcuate path beneath an obstacle, having a casing pull head connected to the casing, a product line pull head assembly connected to the product line, and a pull bracket connected to the product line pull head assembly and to the casing pull head sleeve frame.