Formate salt gels and methods for dewatering of pipelines or flowlines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8596911
APP PUB NO 20120114418A1
SERIAL NO

13347798

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A gelled composition for pipeline, flowline, pipeline jumper or flowline jumper dewatering or preventing ingress of seawater into open pipeline systems or components during tie-in operations of jumpers or additional pipe, valving, manifolds, subsea pipeline architecture or flow conduits operations is disclosed, where the composition includes a concentrated metal formate solution and a hydratable polymer. The gelled formate compositions have improved dewatering properties with 100% or 360 pipe coverage. The gelled formate compositions have can also be reused by breaking and reformulation.

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BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED2929 ALLEN PARKWAY SUITE 2100 HOUSTON TX 77041

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Curr, Jack The Woodlands, US 8 261
Hallett, Brian Cypress, US 7 71
Sweeney, Alan Houston, US 8 75

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