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Pipeline Repair Clamps

Pressure Containment Clamp
Pressure Containment Clamps have been developed for process piping repair on oil and gas pipelines and
process facilities. Installation can be undertaken with minimal disruption to the pipework or operation of
the system to which they are fitted. The Pressure Containment Clamps are designed to be installed on
damaged or leaking pipework, encapsulating the defect within the clamp body and regaining pressure integrity
through mechanical seals engaging on the sound parent pipe. The clamps are routinely fitted to overcome
defects in pipe sections. Designed for simple installation, the clamps can be modified or redesigned to suit
specific installation requirements. Fitting and testing pressure containment clamps is generally completed as
a service by skilled STATS Technicians, however client training can be providing.

Structural Repair Clamp

Structural Repair Clamps provide pressure containment
and, where grout filled, radial support to the pipe. Where
a Pressure Containment Clamp is fitted with taper locks
it becomes a Structural Clamp to provide axial restraint.
The locks are configured as opposing sets which grip
the pipe on either side of the defect. The locks are
designed to transfer the full axial load of the pipe to
the clamp body so allowing the clamp to withstand full
pipeline separation loads.

Operator Benefits
Repair clamps maintain integrity and restore
pipeline’s maximum allowable operating pressure
Structural Repair Clamp
(MAOP) capacity
Manufactured to suit specific pipe specification
Repair clamp provides equivalent or greater strength
than the host pipework
Robust construction and coating provide protection in
a range of hostile operating environments
Coating can be supplied to client specification

Specification
Size range: nominal pipe sizes 4” - 46”
Pressure range: up to 300 Bar / 4350 psi
Seal against pipeline using compression flanges
Elastomer seals compliant with corroded pipe outside
diameter
Single seal - body cavity test facility
Dual seal - body cavity and annulus test facility
Taper locks used to prevent pipeline separation
Optional polymeric grout sealant injection

Typical Applications
Process piping
Infield flowlines
Trunk pipelines
Subsea repair
Risers
‘Contingency Equipment’ to meet legislative and
operator code of practice 8” 200 Bar Pressure Containment Clamp

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Lightweight Clamp
STATS patented lightweight clamp is a strap clamp
which provides a localised seal on a pipe surface.
These clamps can be used for either pipeline repair
or hot tapping operations. Lightweight in design they
are simple to install and offer a robust isolation for
localised sealing.

Sealing a localised area of the pipe reduces the

sealing area hence the loads which need to be
restrained. Due to this these clamps are much lighter
and easier to handle than a traditional repair clamp
which encapsulates the whole circumference of the
pipe.

The localised sealing area is provided by a circular

‘D’ seal, mounted in a profiled groove which confirms
to the pipe OD.

The size of the repair which can be accommodated

with this design can vary but must be small in relation
to the pipe diameter (<25%).

Operation
The clamp is installed by assembling the strap around the pipe and connecting the two elements together.
Once connected, the strap can be orientated to provide easy access for assembling the seal housing.

The clamp can then be located to the correct position and the strap bolt tightened. The elastomeric seal on
the pipe can accommodate a poor surface finish on the pipe OD, however coatings must be fully removed
and any deep gouges must not impinge on the seal contact area.

The strap bolts do not require a high torque as they are only required to provide the initial seal. Once
pressure is applied to the seal housing, the pipe seal will become energised by the differential area acting
across the cartridge. This is an important feature on thin pipe wall, where the pipe would deflect with pre-
load on the strap bolts.

Key Features
Lightweight strap clamp for localised repair or intervention
Self-energised sealing against pipe
Simple and fast to install
Low profile design - can be installed in a restricted space
Seal housing can be configured for Repair (Blind); Hot Tap (Flanged); or Encapsulation (Capped) formats
Available for low and high pressure applications
Modular construction allows cross utilisation of components for different pipe geometries
Seal material provided to suit application (NBR, HNBR, Viton, HPU etc.)
NACE compliant carbon steel as standard. Other materials available upon request
Available in single or dual seal arrangement

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Lightweight Clamp
The clamp has three major components:

1. Strap
This is a steel strap which wraps around the pipe
and provides the mechanical restraint for the internal
pressure acting on the clamp. This comes in two
pieces, which are joined diametrically from the seal
housing. The strap conforms to the pipe OD around
the back of the pipe, then running tangential to the
connection to the seal housing. The connection to the
seal housing is by bolts which are mounted directly
in line with the load path.

The strap design maintains the load path in direct

tension minimising weight.

2. Seal Housing
The seal housing connects to the strap completing
the load restraint. The housing can be designed in a
variety of configurations to provide the following:

A sealing plate for a repair

A ported housing to allow hot tapping (As shown)
An encapsulation housing which can accommodate
pipeline fittings

The connection to the strap is structural and the

connection with the seal cartridge is on a bore seal.

3. Seal Cartridge
The seal cartridge is a cylindrical seal piston which
is mounted inside a seal housing. This cartridge seals
against the seal housing on the cylinder diameter and
on the pipe at the compression seal diameter (‘D’
seal).

The result is that the internal pressure (red), pressure

energises the compression seal onto the pipe.

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Pin-Hole Leak Clamp

Pin-Hole Leak Clamps have been developed
for process piping repair in oil and gas
process facilities.
Installation can be undertaken with minimal
disruption to the pipework or operation of the
system to which they are fitted. Designed for
simple installation, Pin-Hole Leak Clamps are
designed to provide a rapid and versatile solution
for localised leak points.
Key Features
All pipe range sizes 2” upwards
Pressure range: up to 153 Bar (900lbs)
Maximum pin-hole size up to 12mm
No preparation required
Can be fitted onto live leak
Simple to install
Xylan coating provides excellent corrosion resistance

Pipe Maximum Model

Nominal Size Pin-Hole Size Number
2" 6mm DAK-13-0001-0001
3" 6mm DAK-17-0001-0001
4" 6mm DAK-19-0001-0001
6" 12mm DAK-21-0001-0001
8" 12mm DAK-22-0001-0002
10" 12mm DAK-23-0001-0001
12" 12mm DAK-24-0001-0001
14" 12mm DAK-25-0001-0001
16" 12mm DAK-26-0001-0001
18" 12mm DAK-27-0001-0001
20" 12mm DAK-28-1000-0001
22" 12mm DAK-29-0001-0001
24" 12mm DAK-30-1000-0001
30" 12mm DAK-33-1000-0001
40" 12mm DAK-38-1000-0001
42" 12mm DAK-39-1000-0001
48" 12mm DAK-42-1000-0001

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