PIPELINE POD TRANSPORT METHOD
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1. A method for transporting materials comprising the steps of:
- introducing a material for transport into a containment vessel suitable for maintaining said material inside said containment vessel and sized to fit inside an underground conduit;
introducing said containment vessel into a fluid flowing through said underground conduit; and
motivating said containment vessel through said underground conduit.
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Abstract
A method for transporting gaseous, liquid, and solid materials in which a sealed containment vessel containing a material for transport is introduced into an underground pipeline or conduit. The sealed containment vessel is then motivated through the underground pipeline or conduit to a predetermined location. Pipelines for use in accordance with the method of this invention may be natural gas or water pipelines.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for transporting materials comprising the steps of:
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introducing a material for transport into a containment vessel suitable for maintaining said material inside said containment vessel and sized to fit inside an underground conduit; introducing said containment vessel into a fluid flowing through said underground conduit; and motivating said containment vessel through said underground conduit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for transporting materials through an underground conduit comprising the steps of:
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introducing a sealed containment vessel containing a material for transport into said underground conduit; and motivating said sealed containment vessel through said underground conduit to a predetermined location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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