- Tube Tech utilised its proven drifTT technique to create a safe environment for the demolition contractor to use standard non-cold cutting equipment.
- Tube Tech had previously successfully proved a system in which an inert substance is used as the motive power for the drifTT to cut through the volatile deposits.
- Normally a liquid is used as the motive force but the flare line supports are generally designed to carry only gas. This made water, weighing one tonne per metre of flare line out of the question so the Tube Tech team used nitrogen gas as the inert medium.
- The Tube Tech operation was a complete success and the deposits were removed without a hitch, leaving a safe working environment for the demolition crews.
- The demolition work was able to continue on schedule.