System and method for deploying coils of spoolable pipe
AssigneeTrinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC
InventorsMichael Case, Glenn Tucker
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Abstract
A system for deploying a coil of spoolable pipe from a vessel includes a first tower configured to move longitudinally and transversely along a first track coupled to the vessel, a second tower configured to move longitudinally along a second track coupled to the vessel, and a coil drum assembly coupled to the first tower. The first tower is configured to insert the coil drum assembly transversely into an interior channel of the coil when the coil drum assembly is in a retracted position, the coil drum assembly is configured to support the coil when the coil drum assembly is in an extended position and rotate during deployment of the spoolable pipe, and the first tower and the second tower are configured to move the coil drum assembly vertically.
Claims20
A system for deploying a coil of spoolable pipe from a vessel, comprising:
- a first tower configured to move longitudinally and transversely along a first track coupled to the vessel;
- and
- a coil drum assembly coupled to the first tower, wherein the first tower is configured to insert the coil drum assembly transversely into an interior channel of the coil when the coil drum assembly is in a retracted position, and the coil drum assembly is configured to support the coil when the coil drum assembly is in an extended position and rotate during deployment of the spoolable pipe.
A system for deploying a coil of spoolable pipe from a vessel, comprising:
- a first tower coupled to the vessel and configured to move along a surface of the vessel;
- a second tower coupled to the vessel and configured to move along the surface of the vessel;
- and
- a coil drum assembly coupled to the first tower, wherein the first tower is configured to insert the coil drum assembly into an interior channel of the coil when the coil drum assembly is in a retracted position, the coil drum assembly is configured to support the coil when the coil drum assembly is in an extended position and rotate during deployment of the spoolable pipe, and the first tower and the second tower are configured to move the coil drum assembly toward or away from the surface of the vessel.
A method, comprising:
- moving a first tower and a coil drum assembly coupled to the first tower longitudinally along a first track coupled to a vessel to a location of a first coil of spoolable pipe;
- retracting a coil drum assembly into a retracted position;
- moving the first tower transversely along the first track to insert the coil drum assembly into an interior channel of the first coil when the coil drum assembly is in the retracted position;
- extending the coil drum assembly into an extended position to support the first coil;
- moving the coil drum assembly upwardly using the first tower;
- and
- rotating the coil drum assembly to deploy the first coil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.