Overview
Conventional pipeline cleaning methods pigging, chemical batch treatments, or rig/vessel-based coiled tubing typically require partial or full production shutdown, DSV or rig mobilisation, and significant pre-job preparation.
The associated deferred production and day-rate costs can make routine cleaning economically unattractive.
Why It Happens
Traditional intervention technologies require physical access to the pipeline interior from both ends (for pigging) or from directly above (for conventional CT). In subsea or complex topsides environments, this access demands expensive marine assets. The production disruption required to launch and retrieve tools adds further non-productive time to operations.
How It Can Be Fixed
Switch to non-intrusive pipeline cleaning technologies that operate from a single topside connection without shutdown. Paradigm’s Pipe-Pulse® connects at one point and generates pressure surges that clean the line without pig launching or retrieval infrastructure. Flexi-Coil® offers a platform-deployed solution for lines that need physical contact cleaning but cannot accept conventional pigging.
Why Paradigm
Paradigm’s Pipe-Pulse® is specifically designed for cost-effective, non-intrusive pipeline remediation — effective over distances up to 100 km and applicable offshore and onshore. Both Pipe-Pulse® and Flexi-Coil® eliminate the need for DSV intervention, dramatically reducing the cost and operational disruption of pipeline cleaning programmes. Paradigm’s single-point connection approach makes production shutdown unnecessary in most cases.
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