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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Ralph E. King0
Charles R. Rutan0
Date of Patent
January 9, 2007
Patent Application Number
11044235
Date Filed
January 27, 2005
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Patent abstract
A method of mechanically hot tapping petroleum equipment that contains a hydrocarbonaceous fluid in its interior by drilling an aperture in such equipment while employing cooling by cyclic drilling and/or refrigeration, the equipment drilling being carried out in a manner such that the temperature of the drill and material being drilled do not exceed a predetermined target temperature that is derived from the decomposition temperature, auto-ignition temperature, and like characteristics of the fluid present inside the equipment.
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