Development of a permanent, weld free, cold process, pipe to pipe coupling sleeve for the oil & gas market

卡扣环连接技术公司(SRJ)将设计、开发和生产一种可直接适用于石油和天然气应用的无焊接、冷加工管道对管道连接装置。它将适用于海底和海上环境以及直接适用于陆上作业。该设备将包括金属密封件，以满足市场的直接需求。目前，唯一的管道到管道连接解决方案需要热工艺操作，如围绕管道或管段更换的焊接和加工，需要长时间和安全关键的工厂关闭才能完成工作。一旦焊接完成，则必须对连接进行X射线检查，以确认其完好性。焊接和X射线检查都需要较长的操作时间和严格的安全考虑，这增加了成本。SRJ的目标是开发该设备，以满足不需要焊接的密封牢固性、内部压力和密封完整性方面的行业标准。这将使运营商的停机时间减少87.5%，每个应用程序的停机时间高达300k，同时作为一种永久性解决方案，可获得劳埃德监管类型批准的严格认证。该装置将在维护现有资产期间用于管道维修和更换，但主要将对基础设施扩建和新石油和天然气炼油厂的发展具有很高的价值。

Snap Ring Joint Technologies (SRJ) will design, develop & produce a weld free, cold process,pipe to pipe coupling device that would be directly suitable to oil and gas applications. It willbe suitable for use on subsea & topside offshore environments as well as being directly suitedto onshore operations.The device will include metal seals that will satisfy direct demands from the market.Currently, the only pipe to pipe coupling solutions require hot process operations such aswelding & machining around pipe or section replacements, requiring lengthy & safety criticalplant shutdowns to carry out the work. Once a weld has been completed the join must then bex-rayed to confirm soundness. Both welding and X-raying require lengthy operation times andcritical safety considerations which increase expense.SRJ aims to develop the device to meet industry standards in seal soundness, internalpressures and seal integrity that requires no welding. This will deliver an 87.5% reduction indowntime to the operators & up to £300k per application whilst critically being certifiable toLloyds Regulatory Type Approval as a permanent solution. The device is set to be useful forpipe repair, and replacement during the maintenance of current assets, but primarily will be ofhigh value to infrastructure expansion and the development of new oil and gas refineries.