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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2023
Oceaneering International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Torleif Carlsen, Sandnes, NO;
Jon Tore Storesund, Stavanger, NO;
Oceaneering International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A temporary mechanical and fluidic connection with an anchor wall of a subsea tubular may use a substantially solid, reusable lid for a subsea tubular, which comprises a substantially solid upper surface, a predetermined set of lid anchors (), a predetermined set of selectively activated valves (), a seal () configured to engage an internal wall () of the subsea tubular and create a seal between substantially solid upper surface and the internal wall of the subsea tubular, a connector (), and a controller () by maneuvering the substantially solid, reusable lid proximate an open end () of a subsea tubular (), attaching the substantially solid, reusable lid to the open end of the subsea tubular, using the lid anchors () to secure the substantially solid, reusable lid to the open end of the subsea tubular, and operatively engaging the seal () to create an occlusive seal between substantially solid upper surface and an internal wall () of the subsea tubular.