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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2009
Applicant:
Richard Alasdair Clements, Durham, GB;
Inventor:
Richard Alasdair Clements, Durham, GB;
Assignee:
Wellstream International Limited, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/01 (2006.01); F16L 39/02 (2006.01); F16L 33/01 (2006.01); F16L 11/20 (2006.01); F16L 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/20 (2013.01); F16L 39/02 (2013.01); E21B 17/015 (2013.01); F16L 33/01 (2013.01); F16L 39/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and a method are disclosed for venting gas from an annulus region of a flexible pipe. The method includes the steps of depressurising a bore region of a flexible pipe and via at least one vent flow fluid communication path, venting gas from an annulus region of the flexible pipe into the bore region.