Coiled tubing operations and services

Journal Article · Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · World Oil; (United States)

OSTI ID:5605025

Jaworsky, II, A S ^[1]

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1. Conoco Inc., Houston, TX (US)

Coiled tubing offers many advantages over conventional jointed tubing used for drilling in oil fields, including time savings, pumping flexibility, fluid placement, reduced formation damage and safety. The article gives an overview of coiled tubing history and development. Operating concepts are explained, along with descriptions of the major equipment and components associated with coiled tubing use in the oil field today.

• OSTI ID: 5605025
• Journal Information: World Oil; (United States), Vol. 212:11; ISSN 0043-8790
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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