Iran-Made Device Obviates Need to Import Hot Tapping of Oil Pipelines
“The device has a very sensitive function and its quality and efficiency should be at a high level for a successful operation and the Iran-made product is superior and more efficient than the foreign models,” said Reza Zolqader, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.
“The hot tapping device is used for branching from oil and gas pipelines without the need to stop the fluid flow in explosive conditions which is known as hot tapping operation,” he added.
“In the inner part of the hot tapping device, a retainer has been installed to restrain the end of the shaft and prevent the shaft of the hot tapping device from lagging. This function is very important,” Zolqadr said.
Knowledge-based companies in Iran have made good progress in development of tools and equipment needed for oil and gas industry.
In another development earlier this year, another knowledge-based company in Iran succeeded in designing and building a top drive drilling device used for drilling oil and gas wells to a depth of over 4,000 meters.
“The top drive device is one of the most important and up-to-date equipment in the drilling industry which is used for drilling and connecting or disconnecting drilling pipes with a different function and it has replaced the old drilling and pipe laying machines,” said Abbas Ali Gorji, the managing director of the knowledge-based Noavaran Taksaz San’at company.
He added that in recent decades, the dominant method for drilling offshore has been the use of this equipment, adding that at present, drilling with a top drive is much faster and safer, specially for hard ground on land or onshore areas.
“Top drive is a portable device that is used in different rigs. The ability to move the top drive properly and quickly on different rigs increases the speed of drilling, which has increased its application in the world's oil industry,” Gorji said.
He stressed that activities of his company in making top drive device are all based on the latest and state-of-the-art technology in drilling industry.
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