Hot Tapping Clamp Assembly

摘要

A hot tapping assembly for hot tapping into a multiple string configuration to obtain access to the production tubing without removing outer layers of casing, the hot tapping assembly including a hot tapping clamp and a hot tapping seal assembly. In one embodiment, the hot tapping clamp includes a clamp plate having an access bore. The clamp plate can engage with an outer surface of a pipe. In another embodiment, the hot tapping seal assembly can engage with the hot tapping clamp, and includes a hot tapping tubular that can engage with the outer surface of the pipe through the hot tapping clamp's access bore.

主权项

1. A hot tapping clamp assembly comprising:
a front clamp plate comprising:
a first side capable of receiving a hot tapping seal assembly,a second side capable of engaging with an outer surface of a pipe, andan access bore extending through the first side and the second side; and one or more tensioning mechanisms coupled to the front clamp plate, wherein the one or more tensioning mechanisms are capable of securing the front clamp plate to the outer surface of the pipe.