Tie-Ins and Hot Taps on Live Systems
Connecting new line to existing systems: shut in and depressurized, or hot tapped to keep product moving.
A tie-in is where a good project can go wrong fast. We plan every one around your operation: shut-in and blowdown when you can take the downtime, a hot tap when you can't. Before anything is cut, we daylight the existing line with hydrovac so we know exactly what we're tying into.
Our welders and fitters handle the fittings, valves and spool pieces. Our crews handle the excavation, the tie-in and the test. You get one contractor accountable for the connection, start to finish.
What this scope includes
Methods
- Shut-in / depressurized tie-ins
- Hot taps on live lines
- Stopple and bypass support
Connections
- Pad-to-battery
- Battery-to-midstream
- Well connects
- Compressor and facility tie-ins
Prep
- Hydrovac daylighting
- Line location and verification
- Fitting, valve and spool fabrication
Close-out
- Testing
- Coating and backfill
- Commissioning support
Why operators choose us for this work
Expose before we cut. Hydrovac verification on every tie-in.
Our own welders. In-house welders and our own fabrication.
Planned around your production. We work your shut-in window, not ours.
Other work we self-perform
Welding & Fabrication
Shop and field welding: headers, manifolds, spools and pipe supports, built by our own welders
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Non-destructive excavation and safe daylighting.
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Field-wide networks connecting wellheads to infrastructure.
Learn moreNeed a connection made?
Tell us what you're tying into and how much downtime you can live with. We'll plan the tie-in around it.