Reduced J-tube pull force

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1986-09-08

1987-10-27

Taylor, Dennis L.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

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

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

72166, 166343, 175 7, 405195, F16L 100, B63B 3504

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047026472

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are provided for reducing the force required to move a pipe through a J-tube attached to an offshore platform. The J-tube is provided with at least two spaced-apart sections and at least the pipe and/or one section is oscillated as the pipe is moved through the J-tube, thereby reducing the force required to move the pipe.

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patent: 4095437 (1978-06-01), Cox
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