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US 2006/0065407 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for handling umbilical or control lines for tubing of a well
AssigneePatterson Services, Inc.
InventorRobert Rufey
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AssigneePatterson Services, Inc.
InventorRobert Rufey
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A sliding spider (10) for supporting tubing (T) through a rig floor includes a fixed gate (60) and a movable body (30). The fixed gate (60) is fixedly positioned on a base assembly (20) and is positioned adjacent one side of the tubing (T). The fixed gate (60) has a pair of locking ribs (66) for engaging the movable body (30) and has a roller (68) mounted atop the gate (60) for guiding a line (L) past the gate (60). The movable body (30) is positioned on the base assembly (20) adjacent another side of the tubing (T). The movable body (30) defines an open throat (32) for the tubing (T) and has first and second body portions (41a-b) connected together by a hinge pin (44). The movable body (30) slides on the base assembly (20) to an advanced position over an opening (24) in the base assembly (20) such that the tubing (T) is positioned through the open throat (32) of the body (30). When in the advanced position, a pair of ribs (46) on movable body (30) engages the pair of ribs (66) on the fixed gate (60) to lock the body portions (41a-b) around the tubing (T). Slips (54) are moved within the open throat (34) to engage the tubing (T) so that sections of tubing can be added or removed during well operations. An arm assembly (70) is pivotably attached to the fixed gate (60) for guiding one or more lines (L) and moving them nest to the tubing (T) for clamping.
An apparatus for handling one or more lines for tubing, the tubing and one or more lines passing through an opening in a floor of a rig, the apparatus comprising:
An apparatus for handling one or more lines for tubing, the tubing and the one or more lines passing through an opening in a floor of a rig, the apparatus comprising:
An apparatus for handling a plurality of lines for tubing, the tubing and the lines passing through an opening in a floor of a rig, portions of the lines being clamped to the tubing according to an arrangement, the apparatus comprising:
An apparatus for handling a plurality of lines for tubing, the tubing and the lines passing through an opening in a floor of a rig, portions of the lines being clamped to the tubing according to an arrangement, the apparatus comprising:
A method of handling one or more lines for tubing using a guiding device positioned on an arm, the tubing and the one or more lines passing through an opening in a floor of a rig, the method comprising not necessarily in sequence:
A method of handling a plurality of lines for tubing, the tubing and lines passing through an opening in a floor of a rig, portions of the lines being clamped to the tubing according to an arrangement, the method comprising not necessarily in sequence:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.