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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Viv Solutions Llc, Richmond, TX (US);
Inventors:
Donald Wayne Allen, Richmond, TX (US);
Julie Ann Dehne, Cypress, TX (US);
William Andrew West, Friendswood, TX (US);
Assignee:
VIV Solutions LLC, Richmond, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02D 5/60 (2006.01); F15D 1/10 (2006.01); E21B 17/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15D 1/10 (2013.01); E02D 5/60 (2013.01); E21B 17/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fairing for suppressing a vortex induced vibration (VIV) of a tubular. The fairing including a tail member dimensioned to suppress a vortex induced vibration of a tubular. The fairing further including an encircling member dimensioned to encircle less than an entire circumference of a tubular, the encircling member being separable from the tail member. The fairing further including a connecting assembly dimensioned to attach the tail member to the encircling member.