APPARATUS FOR SEALING AND ISOLATING PIPELINES

摘要

A PIPELINE TOOL (100) FOR USE WITHIN A PIPELINE (190) COMPRISES A TOOL BODY (140) WITH AN INTERNAL FLOW BORE (160), A SWELLABLE COMPONENT (120) DISPOSED ABOUT THE TOOL BODY, AND A TEMPORARY SEAL (130) DISPOSED INTERNALLY OF THE FLOW BORE. THE PIPELINE TOOL MAY FURTHER COMPRISE A TRACKING DEVICE (125) ATTACHED TO THE TOOL BODY, WHEREIN THE TRACKING DEVICE COMPRISES A MECHANICAL FIXTURE, OR AN EMITTER THAT EMITS A SIGNAL THAT CAN BE TRACKED.