WorldWide Drilling Resource

8 FEBRUARY 2017 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Municipal Installation Made Simple with Flexible Drop Pipe Adapted from Information by Hose Solutions, Inc. Recently, the largest municipal utility in the USA in- stalled a 100-horsepower submersible pump at 430 feet. The 600 gallons per minute will be pumped into a nearby canal and distributed to the City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. The submersible pump hangs on a continuous length of six-inch flexible drop pipe with no threads or joints, making installing and retrieving pumps easy, quick, and safe. The pump, motor, and drop pipe were pre- pared the day before the installation. Working in the controlled environment of the yard was more efficient. Site conditions vary, and in this desert environment, the temperature hit 105ºF (40ºC) on the day of installation. From start to finish, it took two hours to install the pump on flexible drop pipe. Arriving on-site, the pump and motor were lifted off the trailer and lowered into the well. The only equip- ment required was a pump rig and a pair of lifting clamps. The power cable was protected where it passes the drop pipe fitting. An air line used for checking depth settings was attached. The flexible drop pipe was clamped and lowered into the well. The clamp eventually came to rest on the well casing while a second clamp lifted the next section of pipe. Flexible drop pipe is lighter than steel so a smaller pump rig can be used for installations. A rib along the Boreline flexible pipe was used to support the power cable along the entire length. The double-ring fittings were used to secure the drop pipe to the pump and elbow. The elbow was lowered into position, the final plumbing was completed, and the pump was up and running. These guys chose flexible drop pipe because it is ideal for wells spread around a vast area. Boreline’s flexible drop pipe and fittings are all NSF61 certified for use with potable water, totally noncorrosive, and great for aggressive water conditions. It does not scale and is not subject to micro- biological attack. It also has tremendous tensile strength, superior flow rates, and is covered by a 50-year warranty. With flexible drop pipe, pump installations can be completed in a fraction of the time, day or night, hot or cold, rain or shine. The WWDR camera caught up with Nicolas Steverlynck from Hose Solutions, Inc. as he proudly displayed his Boreline flexible drop pipe equipment to Jim Dobrovolny of Delta Irrigations at Las Vegas Water Expo. Boreline Flexible Drop Pipe Simplify your life. Replace your rigid pipes. BORELINE Flexible Drop Pipe Simple installation and retrieval. Total corrosion resistance. Safer working environment. 50-year warranty. 900 psi burst; 40,000 lbs. tensile. Hose Solutions, Inc. Scottsdale AZ 480-607-1507 sales@hosesolutions.com www.hosesolutions.com