Continuous rod transport system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9637038-B2
Application number	US-201414502395-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2014
Priority date	Sep 28, 2009
Publication date	May 2, 2017
Grant date	May 2, 2017

Abstract

A transport system has a dedicated trailer for transporting a small transport reel (i.e., <18-ft in diameter) of continuous rod to the field. The trailer has a pedestal that can pivot the reel. A hub motor on the pedestal can turn the reel, and a transfer unit and rod bender on the trailer can curve or straighten the rod when being fed into or out of the reel. A power and hydraulic system operates the various hydraulic components on the trailer. In other aspects, the transport system includes stands that can hold the small transport reels on a trailer within a defined transport envelope. When empty, these stands can be stacked on top of one another on the trailer for return to a facility.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for transporting continuous rod, the system comprising:
a reel for holding the continuous rod coilable about a center of the reel, the reel defining a diameter less than or equal to approximately 168-in; and
a transport comprising a stand supporting the reel thereon at an angle within a transport space limited by a height less than or equal to 137-in and a width less than or equal to 96-in.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the stand comprises at least one shelf extending from an angled wall and supporting the reel thereon.

3. A system for transporting continuous rod, the system comprising:
a reel for holding the continuous rod coilable about a center of the reel, the reel defining a diameter less than 216-in; and
a transport comprising a stand supporting the reel at an angle thereon within a transport space limited by a height and a width, wherein the stand comprises:
a base;
a platform pivotably connected to the base and supporting the reel thereon;
at least one support removably disposing between the platform and the base and holding the platform to support the reel at the angle relative to the base; and
a plurality of arms connected to the platform and pivotable inward to the platform around an edge of the reel.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the platform is collapsable against the base, and wherein the arms are pivotable outward from the platform.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein ends of the arms affix to one another across the reel supported on the platform.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the platform comprises a mount to which a hub of the reel affixes.

7. The system of claim 3 , wherein the transport further comprises a trailer supporting the stand having the reel.

8. The system of claim 7 , comprising a plurality of the stand each having one of a plurality of the reel and being transportable with the trailer.

9. The system of claim 7 , comprising a plurality of the stand without one of a plurality of the reel being stackable on one another and being transportable with the trailer.

10. The system of claim 3 , wherein the diameter of the reel is equal to or less than approximately 168-in, and wherein the stand supports the reel thereon within the transport space limited by the height less than or equal to 137-in and the width less than or equal to 96-in.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transport further comprises a flat rack container supporting the stand having the reel.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the reel comprises a cage for holding the continuous rod and comprises a removable hub for rotating the cage, the removable hub being positionable in the center of the reel and being removably attachable to the cage.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the cage is transportable on the transport without the removable hub.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transport comprises a trailer supporting the reel within the transport space.

15. A system for transporting continuous rod, the system comprising:
a reel for holding the continuous rod coilable about a center of the reel, the reel defining a diameter less than 216-in; and
a transport supporting the reel within a transport space limited by a height and a width, wherein the transport has a transport surface and comprises:
a base disposing on the transport surface;
a platform pivotably connected to the base and supporting the reel for the continuous rod thereon;
at least one support removably disposing between the platform and the base and holding the platform at an angle relative to the base; and
a plurality of arms connected to the platform and pivotable inward to the platform around an edge of the reel.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the platform is collapsable against the base, and wherein the arms are pivotable outward from the platform.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein ends of the arms affix to one another across the reel supported on the platform.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the platform comprises a mount to which a hub of the reel affixes.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the base and the platform form a stand for supporting the reel, and wherein the transport comprises a trailer having a bed as the transport surface such that the stand is transportable with the trailer.

20. The system of claim 19 , comprising a plurality of the stand each having one of a plurality of the reel and being transportable with the trailer.

21. The system of claim 19 , comprising a plurality of the stand each without one of a plurality of the reel, the stands being stackable on one another and being transportable with the trailer.

22. The system of claim 15 , wherein the diameter of the reel is less than or equal to approximately 168-in; and wherein the system supports the reel within the transport space limited by the height less than or equal to 137-in and the width less than or equal to 96-in.

23. The system of claim 15 , wherein the transport further comprises a flat rack container supporting the base and the platform.

24. The system of claim 15 , wherein the reel comprises a cage for holding the continuous rod and comprises a removable hub for rotating the cage, the removable hub being positionable in the center of the reel and being removably attachable to the cage.

25. The system of claim 24 , wherein the cage is transportable on the transport without the removable hub.

26. The system of claim 15 , wherein the transport comprises a trailer supporting the reel within the transport space.

27. The system of claim 3 , wherein the transport further comprises a flat rack container supporting the stand.

28. The system of claim 3 , wherein the reel comprises a cage for holding the continuous rod and comprises a removable hub for rotating the cage, the removable hub being positionable in the center of the reel and being removably attachable to the cage.

29. The system of claim 28 , wherein the cage is transportable on the transport without the removable hub.

30. The system of claim 3 , wherein the transport comprises a trailer supporting the reel within the transport space.

Assignees

• Weatherford Lamb Inc
• Weatherford Tech Holdings Llc

Inventors

• Basler Hermann
• Penner Jonathan Paul

Classifications

• B65H75/4402

  Guiding arrangements to control paying-out and re-storing of the material (guides per se B65H57/00) · CPC title

• B21C47/24

  Transferring coils to or from winding apparatus or to or from operative position therein; Preventing uncoiling during transfer · CPC title

• B65H75/364

  the stored material being coiled · CPC title

• B65H75/22

  collapsible; with removable parts · CPC title

• B65H49/38

  Skips, cages, racks, or containers, adapted solely for the transport or storage of bobbins, cops, or the like · CPC title