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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2012
Wellstream International Limited, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, GB;
Zhimin Tan, Katy, TX (US);
George Karabelas, Houghton le Spring, GB;
GE Oil & Gas UK Limited, Nailsea, Bristol, GB;
Abstract
A buoyancy compensating element for connection to a flexible pipe and method of producing a buoyancy compensating element are disclosed for increasing or decreasing buoyancy of the portion of flexible pipe. The buoyancy compensating element includes a body portion; and a channel extending through the body portion for receiving a portion of flexible pipe, wherein the body portion and channel are configured such that when a portion of flexible pipe is received in the channel, the portion of pipe has increasing ability to flex towards an end of the channel.