Hot Tapping Information

American Petroleum Institute Tapping Practices (PDF)

Hot Tap Procedure (PDF) -from www.PipeDesign.com

Using hot taps for in service pipeline connections (PDF) -from US EPA

THE HOT TAPPING LAMENT
Here Ye Here Ye
Let It Be Known
And Forever More
Cast In Stone
From the Bottom Side
Is the Preferable Direction
If there’s enough Clearance
To make a Hot Tap Connection
If on the Horizontal
A Tapping Machine is Inserted
The Valve Stem
MUST Always Be Inverted
To Cut from the Top
Is the WORST choice of all
Because of Gravity
The pipe coupon may FALL

Anonymous
7/29/88