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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2008
Applicant:
Michael W. N. Wilson, Aberdeen, GB;
Inventor:
Michael W. N. Wilson, Aberdeen, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for storing, delivering and spooling pipelines, such as underwater pipelines used in off-shore well production systems, enables continuous pipeline reeling operations for multi-mile pipelines without the need for welding stops, a spool base of corresponding multi-mile length, a straight line path from storage to ship and/or stern mooring of the reel carrying vessel. Bending radii for the pipeline from welding to reeling are held to a determined minimum within the range of plastic deformation radii of the pipeline and preferably within the range of elastic bending radii of the pipeline.