IPB products are developed to solve technical and operational problems. And the Clamping solution is one perfect example!
The first tubing hanger mode operation of IPB Clamps occurred in 2004, on the Petrobras SS-57 Oil Rig. After the huge success of this operation, Petrobras considered the IPB Clamps as a standard equipment in all their operations. Also, in a technical and legal expert’s opinion, IPB’s Clamping Solution has been considered a milestone of umbilical anchoring solutions for offshore Oil fields!
Main Functions
- Support, holds and protects cables used in drilling and workover operations and can also be used in long term production tests;
- Centralizes the column during operations inside the Marine Riser.
The IPB Clamping Solution
- In a single movement IPB Clamps embraces perfectly all lines (cables and umbilicals) and the Drill Pipe Riser.
- IPB Clamps have a robust body with high impact absorption and resistance to marine environment and chemical compounds;
- Rounded edges, without any sharp corners, facilitating passage through small gaps;
- An exclusive closing system without any loose parts, that guarantees perfect constriction control and a quick, lightening fast, installation;
- Bolts have safety rings that act as an anti-fall device, avoiding the bolts falling down;
- Only TWO operators needed for a safe installation;
- Special bolts that provide a quick and perfect fit with the pneumatic tool, sharply reducing the installation times. The same technique used on F1 racing to achieve minimal pit-stop times.
There are several models of fasteners, but all of them have issues. How was it before IPB’s exclusive technology?
- Ratchet straps, silver tapes, completely metallic or completely polymeric clamps, and other inadequate methods;
- The fasteners needed to be changed frequently, due to lack of resistance of the base material to environmental conditions like corrosion, abrasion and impact;
- Incredibly long installation times;
- At least 4 operators needed for a safe installation;
- Loose parts;
- No constriction control. Excessive tightness caused irreparable damage to the umbilical cables;
- Difficult to handle;
- Sharp edges restricted the passage through small gaps.
- No specific installation tool;
IPB solved all those problems, with a simple solution that does the job perfectly.
You gain agility, safety and the fastest operation times ever, and the most reliable solution.
Our Clamps in numbers:
- Our Clamps are reusable – they have 4 years of work life or around 480 operations;
- In 2016, IPB Group already supplied more than 30,000 units of Clamps to Brazilian Oil fields without any record of failure or “fishing operation” (in which a unit fell). An impressive record of 0 failures!
- We guarantee up to 90% reduction of installation times in comparison to other technologies: a trained team installs an IPB Clamp in less than 30 seconds!!;
Check the video of the IPB Clamp’s installation procedure using our Quick Install System:
MODELS
We have several models already made, that may fit your needs. Besides those, we can design new models, custom engineered for your needs, with the same IPB Technology. Ask our specialists!
These are solutions to some common applications:
SOLUTION TO INTERVENTION WORKOVER CONTROL SYSTEMS (IWOCS) :
MM MODEL WITH QUICK INSTALL SYSTEM
The complete solution comes with:
An IPB Clamp MM Model that has the mechanical resistance of a metallic belt, the shock absorption of rubber and the ease of operation of a padlock.
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A very light and ergonomic tool designed to hold and keep the Clamp on the column, freeing the hands of the operators and speeding up the installation procedure.
Patented products.
SOLUTION FOR OPERATIONS IN A RESTRICTED PHYSICAL SPACE:
AL MODEL WITH CENTRAL ARTICULATION SYSTEM
The IPB solution model AL contains a single part with two bodies connected by a central articulation system that aims to simultaneously hold the pipe and an electrical-hydraulic umbilical.
Its strongest aspect is it’s turning motion between the bodies to make a quick and easy hold in places where there is reduced physical space to open the clamp. This occurs in operations like BOP umbilical installation on choke/kill lines on marine-risers.
IPB Clamp model AL is patent pending.
MINI AL MODEL
A variation of the AL model, developed to hold steel wire cables OR small diameter umbilicals. It has just one tightening point that already gives the same installation integrity as the other models.