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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
David Bennett, Houston, TX (US);
Graham Jack, Aberdeen, GB;
Iain J. Shepherd, Aberdeen, GB;
Terry Don Bickley, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 1/075 (2006.01); F15B 1/16 (2006.01); F16L 55/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 1/075 (2013.01); F15B 1/165 (2013.01); F15B 2201/411 (2013.01); F16L 55/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for creating a pressure pulse within a pipeline are disclosed. The method includes isolating a barrel of a pipeline inspection gauge (PIG) station from the pipeline, pressurizing the barrel up to a selected pressure, and opening an isolation valve between the barrel and the pipeline, thereby creating the pressure pulse.