Flange Skillets International, LLC designs and manufactures gasket installation tools for the oil pipeline industry. Its gasket installation tools, called Flange Skillets™, provide divers with a safer and faster way to place gaskets within the flange assembly even in near zero visibility.

The Full Skillet

The original Flange Skillet™, which has been in use since 1980, self-aligns the gasket in the ring groove and remains within the flange assembly. The neck of the skillet is perforated allowing divers to break off the handle flush with the outside diameter of the flange. This Flange Skillet is not suited for compact flanges or other custom flanges that leave no space between the flange faces at final bolt up.

The Half Skillet

The Flange Skillet’s™ Half Skillet was originally developed to meet the needs of BX rings and compact flanges. This removable Flange Skillet™ is ideal for gaskets weighing less than 12 lbs.

The Gator Skillet

The Flange Skillet™ Gator Skillet was developed to meet the needs of divers looking for a removable device to hold gaskets weighing over 12 lbs. This Flange Skillet™ self-aligns the gasket within the ring groove by resting on the bottom bolts. The device rotates around the gasket prior to final bolt-up allowing it to be removed.

I have used steel Flange Skillets™ as either a diver or by supplying them to my personnel for use in offshore operations for over 20 years. The use of Flange Skillets™ in underwater applications has continuously increased project efficiency as well as decreased risk to the diver during the installation of pipeline O-Rings. This is especially true in zero visibility situations.
- Bisso Marine | Vice President Subsea Operations
Here at Chet Morrison Contractors, the safety of our divers is paramount. Nothing is more important than protecting our personnel in the field. And as a former diver myself, I know first-hand the advantages of using Flange Skillets™ for all flange make-ups. That’s why we provide our dive teams with products from Flange Skillets International™. Skillets protect our divers, as well as protect the quality of our workmanship and the clients we dive for.
- Josh DesJarlais Project Manager | Marine Construction