Split reel and handler system
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsPhilippe Quero, Eric Bivens
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Abstract
A reel assembly is provided. The reel assembly includes a housing, a drum core disposed within the housing, and a splitter flange separating the drum core into a first partition and a second partition. A first conduit is wound on the first partition of the drum core, and a second conduit is wound on the second partition of the drum core. A conduit handler system is utilized to make a connection or test a connection between the first conduit and the second conduit using actuating pistons to apply a compressive or an opposing tensile force on the connection.
Claims18
A reel assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a drum core disposed within the housing;
- a splitter flange separating the drum core into a first partition and a second partition;
- a first conduit wound on the first partition of the drum core;
- a second conduit wound on the second partition of the drum core;
- a levelwind positioned on the housing of the drum core, wherein the levelwind is configured to guide the first conduit and the second conduit off of the drum core as the first conduit and the second conduit are unwound from the drum core;
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- a track spanning across the first partition and the second partition, wherein the track is configured to be able to engage with the levelwind.
A wellhead system comprising:
- a reel assembly including a housing, a drum core disposed within the housing, and a splitter flange separating the drum core into a first partition and a second partition;
- a first conduit wound on the first partition of the drum core;
- a second conduit wound on the second partition of the drum core;
- a wellhead operable to guide the first conduit and the second conduit into a wellbore;
- a levelwind positioned on the housing of the drum core, wherein the levelwind is configured to guide the first conduit and the second conduit off of the drum core as the first conduit and the second conduit are unwound from the drum core;
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- a track spanning across the first partition and the second partition, wherein the track is configured to be able to engage with the levelwind.
A method to provide a first conduit and a second conduit to a wellhead, the method comprising:
- engaging a first conduit with a levelwind, wherein the levelwind is positioned on a reel;
- unwinding the first conduit from a first partition of the reel;
- supporting an end of the first conduit with a first clamp of a handler;
- supporting an end of a second conduit with a second clamp of the handler;
- coupling the second conduit to the first conduit using a connector;
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- unwinding the second conduit from a second partition of the reel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.