Pipelay in slurry trench

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4714379
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06935423

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A deep trench is excavated into a sea bottom. The trench is filled with a slurry, e.g. clay and water, to maintain trench integrity for a period of time. A pipeline is subsequently lowered to the trench bottom by either gravity settlement, jet down using water jets, or vibration.

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SHELL WESTERN E&P INC A CORP OF DEDE

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Gilchrist, Jr Robert T Houston, TX 4 56

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