Coiled tubing servicing tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9428974-B2
Application number	US-201615056094-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 29, 2016
Priority date	Feb 20, 2013
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A coiled tubing servicing system comprising a servicing cart comprising two or more support frames, a length of coiled tubing supported by the servicing cart, a servicing fixture disposed about a portion of the length of coiled tubing adjacent the servicing cart, wherein the servicing fixture is movable along a longitudinal axis of the length of coiled tubing and radially about the longitudinal axis of the length of coiled tubing; and a servicing tool coupled to the servicing fixture.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A coiled tubing servicing method comprising:
preparing a length of a coiled tubing;
preparing a coiled tubing servicing tool comprising the steps of:
supporting at least a portion of the length of the coiled tubing with a servicing cart comprising two or more support frames;
disposing a servicing fixture adjacent the supported portion of the length of the coiled tubing, wherein the servicing fixture is movable along a longitudinal axis of the length of the coiled tubing and radially about the longitudinal axis of the length of the coiled tubing; and
coupling a servicing tool to the servicing fixture, wherein coupling the servicing tool to the fixture comprises attaching an x-ray assembly to the servicing fixture;
locating one or more components disposed within the length of the coiled tubing; and
providing access to the one or more components disposed within the length of the coiled tubing.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein preparing the length of the coiled tubing comprises the steps of providing the length of the coiled tubing, disposing one or more data conduits within the coiled tubing, affixing one or more components to the one or more data conduits, and positioning the one or more components within the coiled tubing.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein preparing the coiled tubing servicing tool further comprises positioning the servicing cart adjacent to the length of the coiled tubing and positioning the length of the coiled tubing onto the support frames of the servicing cart.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein coupling the servicing tool to the fixture comprises attaching a drilling assembly to the servicing fixture.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein locating one or more components disposed within the length of the coiled tubing comprises the iterative steps of providing an x-ray image, inspecting the x-ray image, and adjusting the servicing fixture by at least one of radially and longitudinally about the coiled tubing.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein providing access to the one or more components disposed within the length of the coiled tubing comprises drilling a hole of a predetermined depth into the coiled tubing.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
locating one or more components disposed within the length of the coiled tubing via the iterative steps of providing an x-ray image, inspecting the x-ray image, and adjusting the servicing fixture by at least one of radially and longitudinally about the coiled tubing;
designating a location of the one or more components; and
providing access to the one or more components at the designated location via drilling a hole of a predetermined depth into the coiled tubing.

8. A coiled tubing servicing method comprising:
preparing a length of coiled tubing;
supporting at least a portion of the length of coiled tubing with a coiled tubing servicing system;
preparing the coiled tubing servicing system, wherein the coiled tubing servicing system provides at least one of longitudinal and radial movement about the length of coiled tubing;
attaching an x-ray assembly to the coiled tubing servicing system;
locating by using an x-ray image provided by the x-ray assembly one or more components disposed within the length of coiled tubing; and
providing access to the one or more components disposed within the length of coiled tubing.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein a drilling assembly is attached to the coiled tubing servicing system, wherein the drilling assembly drills a hole of a predetermined depth into the coiled tubing thereby providing access to the one or more components disposed within the length of the coiled tubing.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
locating one or more components disposed within the length of the coiled tubing via the iterative steps of providing an x-ray image, inspecting the x-ray image, and adjusting the servicing fixture by at least one of radially and longitudinally about the coiled tubing;
designating the location of the one or more components; and
providing access to the one or more components at the designated location via drilling a hole of a predetermined depth into the coiled tubing.

Assignees

• Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Inventors

• Dixson Kenneth Glenn
• Park Brian Vandellyn
• Michaelis Maximo Gustavo
• Jaaskelainen Mikko

Classifications

• B23B41/003 Primary

  for drilling elongated pieces, e.g. beams · CPC title

• E21B19/22 Primary

  Handling reeled pipe or rod units, e.g. flexible drilling pipes {(lifting or hauling appliances using two or more cooperating endless chains B66D3/003)} · CPC title

• B23B5/168

  with guiding devices · CPC title

• B23G1/24

  portable · CPC title

• B23G1/22

  Machines specially designed for operating on pipes or tubes · CPC title