An apparatus and method for pressure testing one or more sections of a pipeline are provided. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first high pressure seal and a second high pressure seal adapted to isolate a test volume located within a section of the pipeline between the first and second high pressure seals. The apparatus also includes at least one flexible member connecting the first high pressure seal to the second high pressure seal, the at least one flexible member adapted to permit movement of the first high pressure seal relative to the second high pressure seal, allowing the apparatus to travel through a curvature in the pipeline.
申请公布号
WO2006112920(A3)
申请公布日期
2007.10.18
申请号
WO2006US04574
申请日期
2006.02.08
申请人
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY;FIELDING, BRIAN, J.;YOST, DAVID, B.