Abstract A method of dewatering a subsea pipeline bundle assembly before lifting the assembly from the seabed comprises adding discrete buoyancy to an elongate carrier pipe of the 5 assembly. The buoyancy elevates one or more portions of the carrier pipe disposed between drainage outlets of the assembly. Each elevated portion defines inclined falls that slope downwardly in opposed longitudinal directions toward the respective outlets. Water within the carrier pipe drains down the falls toward the outlets. 10 Injecting a dewatering fluid into the carrier pipe promotes expulsion of water from the pipe through the outlets by downward displacement of the water. Drainage may be assisted by a venturi effect driven by accelerating the flow of the dewatering fluid at a location in line with an outlet. C C) ) C) CY) CA) CD) N) CD


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    Title :

    Decommissioning subsea infrastructure



    Publication date :

    2022-06-30


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F16L PIPES , Rohre / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS




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