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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2008
Applicant:
Alan J. Sweeney, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Alan J. Sweeney, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Valkyrie Commissioning Services Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/04 (2006.01); F16L 1/12 (2006.01); F16L 55/18 (2006.01); G01N 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/28 (2006.01); E02D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for subsea pipeline servicing, including line-pack testing, physical integrity testing, recovery of damaged sections of pipelines, and product removal from subsea structures. In one embodiment of the invention, a subsea pipeline service skid is provided including at least one sample collection bladder affixed to the skid and in fluid communication with a skid mounted pump dimensioned to pull a sample from the subsea pipeline. In another embodiment, a product removal bladder is provided for removal of the hydrocarbons from a subsea structure.