H-17497

Mueller® H-17497 Save-a-Valve® Drilling Nipple - 960 psig.

Catalog number: H-17497

Specifications:

  • Sizes – 4" x 6"**
  • Used for purging and bypassing
  • For use on steel pipe only
  • O-ring sealed steel (ASTM A216 GR. WCB) Completion Plug with equalizing valve
  • Flange, Completion Cap and fitting are forged steel (ASTM A105)
  • Class 400 flange complies with dimensional requirements of ANSI B16.5
  • 960 psig*** (6618 kPa) maximum working pressure at 100F (38C)
*Nominal
**The 4" x 6" fitting is contoured to fit 6” standard steel pipe.
***This is the maximum pressure of the fitting installed in the line at 100F for Class Locations 1, 2, 3 and 4 as defined in D.O.T./CFR TITLE 49 PART 192. It may be necessary to reduce the line pressure during the drilling, stopping or plugging operations to the maximum working pressure of the machine or its attachments. Refer to charts on following pages.

Catalog PDF

Demonstration Video

Pipe Dimension:

Size* of Drilling Nipple

Nipple Length

Size of pipe Nipple Contoured For

Outside Diameter of Shell Cutter Required

Outside Diameter of pipe

Pipe Dimensions

Maximum Wall thickness

Minimum Wall thickness

Maximum Inside Diameter

4" x 6"**

6"

6"

3-1/2"

6.625"

.432" (sch. 80)

.250"

6.125"

Drilling/Completion Machine combinations that can be used to install and complete H-17497 Fittings:

Drilling Machine

Completion Units

Unit No. 3

Unit No. 3SW

Unit No. 3SW-500

H-17497

C1-36

4"

4"

4"

Replacement Parts:

Fitting Size*

Completion Cap

Test plug

Completion Cap Bolts and Nuts (No. Required)

Completion Cap Gasket

Completion plug Assembly

O-ring Seal

4" x 6"**

42039

64134

46710 (8)

36377

83490

43917

*Nominal
**The 4" x 6" fitting is contoured to fit 6” standard steel pipe.

Equipment required to install and stop-off H-17497 Mueller SAVE-A-VALVE® Drilling Nipple:

Tool Name

Quantity Required

Line Stopper Unit No. 2

4" x 6" H-17497

Drilling Machine

1

C1-36

Gate Valve

2

88611

Valve Adapter

2

37153

Drilling Machine Adapter

1

36343

Cutter Hub

1

88340

Shell Cutter

1

3-1/2" 33519

Pilot Drill

1

33976

Completion Machine

1

H-17246

Plug Alignment Tool

1

83522

Plug Inserting Tool

1

83520

Plug Extracting Tool

1

83521

Completion Plug Wrench

1

36404

Thread Cleaning Tool

1

89316

Inspection Flange

1

H-17619

 

Tool Name

Qty. Req'd.

Line Stopper Unit No. 3SW

Line Stopper Unit No. 3SW-500

4" x 6" H-17496

4" x 6" H-17496

Drilling Machine

1

C1-36

C1-36

Gate Valve

2

83953

83721

Valve Adapter

2

83697

500021

Drilling Machine Adapter

1

36545

83730

Cutter Hub

1

88340

88340

Shell Cutter

1

3-1/2" 33519

3-1/2" 33519

Pilot Drill

1

33976

33976

Completion Machine

1

H-17346

H-17347

Plug Alignment Tool

1

83774

83774

Plug Inserting Tool

1

83772

83772

Plug Extracting Tool

1

83773

83773

Completion Plug Wrench

1

36404

36404

Thread Cleaning Tool

1

680360

680360

Inspection Flange

1

H-17619

H-17619