Distributed buoyancy subsea pipeline apparatus and method

Details Distributed buoyancy subsea pipeline apparatus and method Distributed buoyancy subsea pipeline apparatus and method

2011-06-21

2011-06-21

Singh, Sunil (Department: 3672)

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Subterranean or submarine pipe or cable laying, retrieving,...

Submerging, raising, or manipulating line of pipe or cable...

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ABSTRACT:
Apparatuses including a subsea pipeline (18) extending from a first location (14) to a second location (16) and including at least one distributed buoyancy region (102) to traverse a seabed topographic feature (12) are presented. Methods including laying a subsea pipeline (218) including laying a negatively buoyant section of pipeline (218A), a distributed buoyancy section (202) of pipeline (218), and a second negatively buoyant section of pipeline (218B) from a pipelay vessel (220) to traverse an undersea topographic feature (212) are also presented.

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