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.
Claims20
A conduit handling apparatus comprising:
- a telescoping base;
- an arm pivotally coupled to the telescoping base on a first end of the arm;
- and
- a head assembly pivotally coupled to a second end of the arm, the head assembly including more than one clamp and is configured to at least restrain at least two conduits and to couple ends of the at least two conduits.
A conduit handling system comprising:
- a conduit handling apparatus including:
- a telescoping base,
- an arm pivotally coupled to the telescoping base, and
- a head assembly pivotally coupled to a non-telescoping base end of the arm,
- the head assembly including more than one clamp and is configured to at least restrain at least two conduits and to couple ends of the at least two conduits;
- and
- a reel assembly including:
- a housing, and
- a drum core disposed within the housing and containing at least one conduit.
A method comprising:
- engaging a first conduit with a first clamp of a conduit handling apparatus, wherein the conduit handling apparatus comprises:
- a telescoping base;
- an arm pivotally coupled to the telescoping base on a first end of the arm;
- and
- a head assembly pivotally coupled to a second end of the arm, wherein the head assembly is configured to at least restrain at least two conduits and to couple ends of the at least two conduits;
- engaging a second conduit with a second clamp of the conduit handling apparatus;
- and
- coupling the second conduit to the first conduit using a connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.