Inventors:
Thomas N. Carr - New Orleans LA
David M. Crimmins - Metairie LA
Assignee:
McDermott International, Inc. - New Orleans LA
International Classification:
F16L 5510, E02D 2302
Abstract:
A closure assembly is lowered into the leg of an offshore jacket. Its alignment within the jacket is maintained by a series of centralizers on its outer periphery surface. A grout packer surrounding the closure assembly seals between this assembly and the inside surface of the jacket. Afterwhich grout, or some other sealant, is pumped into the annulus above the grout packer, when cured, rigidly forms a plug within the jacket leg.