System and method for handling reel of pipe
AssigneeTrinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC
InventorsTim Franklin-Hensler, Jonathan Guerrero, Richard Limas
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Abstract
A system includes a frame and a first pair of rollers coupled to a first side of the frame. The first pair of rollers is configured to support a first end of a pipe reel. The system also includes a first cradle disposed longitudinally between the first pair of rollers and a second pair of rollers coupled to a second side of the frame. The second pair of rollers is configured to support a second end of a pipe reel. The system also includes a second cradle disposed longitudinally between the second pair of rollers, a pipe guide coupled to a third side of the frame between the first and second sides, a pipe brake coupled to the frame, and a pipe re-spooler coupled to the frame.
Claims20
A pipe reel cradle, comprising:
- a base frame;
- a first roller frame coupled to a side of the base frame such that the first roller frame extends up from the base frame;
- a first roller rotatably secured to the first roller frame, wherein the first roller is configured to support a reel end of a pipe reel and the first roller frame extends above the first roller to facilitate blocking the reel end of the pipe reel from inadvertently moving axially off of the first roller;
- a second roller frame coupled to the side of the base frame such that the second roller frame extends up from the base frame;
- and
- a second roller rotatably secured to the second roller frame, wherein the second roller is configured to support the reel end of the pipe reel and the second roller frame extends above the second roller to facilitate blocking the reel end of the pipe reel from inadvertently moving axially off of the second roller.
A method, comprising:
- providing a pipe reel cradle, wherein the pipe reel cradle comprises:
- a base frame;
- a first roller frame coupled to a side of the base frame such that first roller frame extends up from the base frame;
- a first roller rotatably secured to the first roller frame such that the first roller frame extends above the first roller;
- a second roller frame coupled to the side of the base frame such that the second roller frame extends up from the base frame;
- and
- a second roller rotatably secured to the second roller frame such that the second roller frame extends above the second roller;
- disposing a pipe reel on the pipe reel cradle at least in part by:
- disposing a reel end of the pipe reel on the first roller such that the first roller frame that extends above the first roller blocks the reel end from inadvertently moving axially off of the first roller;
- and
- disposing the reel end of the pipe reel on the second roller such that the second roller frame that extends above the second roller blocks the reel end from inadvertently moving axially off of the second roller;
- and
- deploying spoolable pipe from the pipe reel at least in part by rotating the pipe reel on the pipe reel cradle.
A method of manufacturing a pipe reel cradle, comprising:
- forming a base frame;
- coupling a first roller frame to a side of the base frame such that the first roller frame extends up from the base frame;
- rotatably securing a first roller to be used to support a reel end of a pipe reel to the first roller frame such that the first roller frame extends above the first roller to facilitate blocking the reel end of the pipe reel from inadvertently moving axially off of the first roller;
- coupling a second roller frame to the side of the base frame such that the second roller frame extends up from the base frame;
- and
- rotatably securing a second roller to be used to support the reel end of the pipe reel to the second roller frame such that the second roller frame extends above the second roller to facilitate blocking the reel end of the pipe reel from inadvertently moving axially off of the second roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.