Handling state-of-the-art large-diameter coiled tubing
- Halliburton Energy Services, Duncan, OK (United States)
Completion and workover demands placed on coiled tubing technology in the last 10 years have shown the limitations of small-diameter (1- to 1{1/2}-in.) coiled tubing. The small tubing tends to buckle when used at lengths greater than 1,500 ft in most horizontal applications. Large-diameter coiled tubing (up to 3{1/2} in.) provides greater flexibility of job design and increases horizontal reach possibilities for drilling, completion, and workover activities. Transportation and handling equipment to accommodate the larger, heavier tubing is naturally a critical component of the system. This paper will present the benefits of large-diameter coiled tubing including completion and workover for greater depth and more extended horizontal reach. It will also discuss the unique concerns of transportation and handling of large diameter tubing and associated equipment.
- OSTI ID:
- 93031
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940113-; ISBN 0-7918-1182-4; TRN: IM9537%%74
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 17. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) energy-sources technology conference and exhibition (ETCE), New Orleans, LA (United States), 23-26 Jan 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Drilling technology -- 1994. PD-Volume 56; Vizniak, J.P. [ed.] [Maurer Engineering, Inc., Houston, TX (United States)]; PB: 280 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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