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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2010
Aron Robert Ekelund, Katy, TX (US);
Stephen Crockett Catha, Houston, TX (US);
Kenneth Ray Charboneau, Slidell, LA (US);
Justin Michael Reed, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Kyle Bethel, Houston, TX (US);
Aron Robert Ekelund, Katy, TX (US);
Stephen Crockett Catha, Houston, TX (US);
Kenneth Ray Charboneau, Slidell, LA (US);
Justin Michael Reed, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Kyle Bethel, Houston, TX (US);
SMART PIPE COMPANY L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for restoring a degraded pipeline, the method comprising: removing a degraded part of an inner flow pipe of a pipeline leaving a space between two spaced-apart sections of the inner flow pipe; positioning a new pipe in the space; connecting the new pipe to the two spaced-apart sections of the inner flow pipe thereby re-establishing a flow channel through the inner flow pipe; the new pipe having a core pipe with a first strengthening wrap thereon, a second strengthening wrap around the first strengthening wrap, and a protective outer wrap on the second strengthening wrap.