Control line running system
AssigneeWeatherford/Lamb, Inc.
InventorsDoyle Frederic Boutwell, JR., Karsten Heidecke, Kevin Wood, Bernd-Georg Pietras
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Abstract
A control line running system includes a control line storage unit and a guiding system having a guiding device and a guide rail for guiding a control line from the control line storage unit toward a well center. The system may also include a control line manipulator assembly for moving the control line toward a tubular and a control line clamp for attaching the control line to the tubular.
Claims20
An apparatus for installing a clamp on a tubular, comprising:
- an arm support;
- an arm disposed on an end of the arm support;
- and
- a gripping element attached to the arm, wherein the arm is movable relative to the arm support to move the gripping element into engagement with the clamp.
An assembly for securing a control line to a tubular, comprising:
- a clamp having a first clamp portion and a second clamp portion configured to secure the control line to the tubular;
- and
- a gripping device configured to position the first clamp portion and the second clamp portion around the tubular and fasten the first clamp portion to the second clamp portion.
A method of securing a control line to a tubular, comprising:
- providing a gripping device;
- providing a clamp having a first clamp portion and a second clamp portion;
- opening the gripping device and gripping the clamp;
- moving the gripping device and the clamp toward the tubular;
- and
- closing the first and second clamp portions around the control line and the tubular.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.