In wet boggy areas, stabilizing buoyant oil, gas and other pipelines in water or mud can be a challenge. In water or mud, an 
empty pipeline with a diameter greater than 300 mm (12 inches) can push itself to the surface if it has not been anchored.
Chance pipeline Screw Anchors can resolve this problem. Stabilization design of a pipeline is based on the shear strength of the soil and/or on the over-burden pressure of the soil on the anchor. CHANCE helical anchors do not require the physical weight of the pipe or soil to overcome the buoyancy of the pipe in the water or mud.
Economics and engineering evaluations show that screw anchors are the predictable, measurable, and economical means for pipeline stabilization. Cost savings are significant not only in the material but also in the installation and transportation costs. One anchor set which weighs approximately 113 kg (250 lbs) can replace 45,000 kg (100,000 lbs) of concrete on a section of the pipeline.
EBS Engineering and Construction Limited can assist in estimating the cost savings inherent in this system. We will need the pipe size, type of pipe, wall thickness, coating, and soil information, including the location of the water table.
Pipeline Anchors
