Team’s Pipeline Pigging Wye is an innovative solution for launching and retrieving pigs. The primary purpose of pipeline pigging systems is to clean pipelines and to obtain vital information concerning the integrity of the pipeline. Most oil and gas pipelines have launch and receive stations permanently installed primarily to remove the various contaminants from the pipeline wall. Pipelines can be unpiggable for a variety of reasons including:
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- Changes in diameter
- Presence of unsuitable valves (reduced orifice plug valves)
- Tight or mitered bends (less than three diameters)
- Lack of launching and receiving facilities
- Dented or collapsed areas
- Excessive debris or scale build-up
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Typical launch/receive stations are a large investment in piping and facilities with little payback. They require a large permanent footprint with possible land acquisition and require ongoing maintenance of the facilities. The Team Pipeline Pigging Wye can help eliminate the challenges associated with traditional pigging operations. |
Features |
- Design Pressure: 1480 psig @ 100° F
- Design Factor: Class 3 (.5)
- Rated ANSI 600
- Fabricated with 3D bends to accept all pigs (cleaning – smart pigs)
- Designed to customers’ specifications
- Cast body design
- Available for 4" to 26" line sizes
- Feed Screw actuated Shoe to enable the launching and retrieving of the Pig
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Benefits |
- Temporary launching and receiving station
- Designed for limited footprint in High Consequence Areas (HCA)
- Multiple installation methods
- Reduced right-a-way footprint due to removal of launch and receive hardware
- Reduced installation costs
- Little to no maintenance costs
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