Natural Gas Pipeline

Pull Back Episode of HDD Natural Gas Pipeline Ciliwung Lama-Lodan

 Vermeer D220x300 at HDD of  
natural gas pipe

After reaming & cleaning pass 32' has finished yesterday, so today morning begin to change and set the HDD machine from Vermeer D130x150 to Vermeer D220x300.  Use of Vermeer D220x300 to replace  Vermeer D130x150 is to keep the process pull back could run smoothly. The length of the string of natural gas pipe is 420 meters which weighs about 85 tons, so if using Vermeer D130x150 feared not strong, because of its maximum power is 65 tons.
Then Vermeer D220x300 used to pull back the strings of natural gas pipe HDD Ciliwung-Lama-Lodan this.

Begin at 09:00 pm replacement of HDD machine is done, then proceed with the setting and the expansion of the pit exit hole about 10 meters. At 15.00 pm do placements string of natural gas pipe to the pit exit positions. Previously, the string of natural gas pipe using a pulling head to connect with the reamer 32 '. Little by little, the string of natural gas pipe is pulled by HDD machine Vermeer D220x300 in the pit entry location. Until this news was made, the pull back HDD of the string natural gas pipe is still in progress. For information, HDD string of natural gas pipe along the 420 meter consists of two strings, each 210 meters in length.

String of natural gas pipe at
HDD Ciliwung Lama-Lodan

Penetration of string natural gas
pipe at HDD CL-Lodan

According to information
from Mr Heru Widaryono (PM of PT Line inter Cikara), that HDD pull back process of natural gas pipe today is very unique, because its pass away the river and highway owned by CMNP (Citra Mangala Nusapala Persada). Meanwhile, according to Mr Harry Widaryanto (Deputy PM of PT Line Inter Cikara), that when the reaming 18 ', 24', 32' there are various underground utilities as Dutch colonial relics such as heaps teak and thick concrete. But thanks to the shrewdness from cabin operator of Vermeer namely Mr Shamran Rojanawas, it can be passed smoothly.

Mr. Agus & Mr. Anto at HDD
natural gas pipe Ciliwung Lama-Lodan

Exit Pit HDD natural gas pipe
after pull back

On another side, Agus (Public Relations of PT Line Inter Cikara) said that the underground pipeline is elliptical, because away from the foundation of highway and cables. Meanwhile, Spv. of PT Line that is Anto (Ashari Febrianto) said that the HDD Ciliwung Lama-Lodan is the longest HDD ever undertaken by PT Line this.

Entry Pit HDD natural gas pipe
after pull back

Monday May 23rd at 4,00 o'clock Pull back HDD natural gas pipeline Ciliwung Lama-Lodan has finished & succeed.

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