STOPKiT®, Produced water leakages – Africa
Online leak sealing solution for emergency pipe repair
Overview
The objective of the repairs, performed early October 2023 by our client was to seal online 2 leakages on a 14 pipe transporting produced water located on FPSO. To carry out these emergency repairs, the client decided to use 3X emergency leak sealing system STOPKiT® Offshore, he had in stock. The client was previously trained to install this product.
Results
The repairs were successfully managed by our trained client and the leakages were stopped within few minutes thanks to our patented emergency leak sealing system STOPKiT®. This product is easy to store and ready to use. We recommend our client to have this product in stock on their premises to quickly seal leakages onsite and thus avoid disasters.
 Defect type |
Leakages (internal corrosion) |
Details |
OD 355.6mm, produced water, 14" pipe |
Location |
Africa |
3X Product type |
STOPKiT® Offshore |
SCOPE OF WORK
The pipe concerned was leaking in 2 locations: one leakage situated on the elbow and the second leakage on a straight part of the pipe near the T.
The repairs were performed according to 3X installation procedure described below using STOPKiT® Offshore (specially dedicated to this environment) and referenced STOF114 (suitable reference for a 14" pipe in offshore area with a maximum size defect of 50mm and up to 50 bars of pressure and 150°C).
- STOPKiT® were firstly positioned next to the leakages using specific positioner device.
- STOPKiT® were then slided to perfectly center the rubber patches over the defects.
- Once positioned over the leakages, STOPKiT® right and left screws were tightened until leaks were sealed (40 Nm max).
- Finally, STOPKiT® positioner devices were removed.
Both leakages were totally controlled and sealed.
