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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2021
Baker Hughes Energy Technology Uk Limited, Bristol, GB;
Christopher Gray, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Philip Nott, Newcastle, GB;
Ashley Clack, Blythe, GB;
John McNab, Newcastle, GB;
BAKER HUGHES ENERGY TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for re-terminating an end of a flexible pipe. The method comprises removing at least one original end fitting component () from a multicomponent end fitting, secured to flexible pipe body at an end of a flexible pipe, leaving a retained portion () of the end fitting in situ and subsequently securing at least one superseding end fitting component () to the retained portion thereby providing a new fluid tight seal against a fluid retaining layer of the flexible pipe at a new sealing location axially displaced from an original sealing location.