Patent ID: 8425154

Claim:
A method of repairing a subsea pipeline comprising: positioning a pile into a subsea floor in a location adjacent to the subsea pipeline, said pile having a receptacle formed thereon; cutting a section of pipeline from the subsea pipeline so that the subsea pipeline has a first cut end and a second cut end; moving a length of replacement pipeline to said pile so as to hingedly connect said length of replacement pipeline with said receptacle on said pile, said length of replacement pipeline having a first end and a second end; pivoting said length of replacement pipeline about the hinged connection so as to move said length of replacement pipeline from a generally vertical orientation to a generally horizontal orientation; connecting said first end of said length of replacement pipeline to said first cut end; and connecting said second end of said length of replacement pipeline to said second cut end, the step of connecting said first end comprising: affixing one end of a jumper to said first end of said length of replacement pipeline; and affixing another end of said jumper to said first cut end.